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TOTAL RESULTS: 145
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- Date
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15 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Passed Both Houses
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Portfolio
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Social Services
- Summary
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Responds to the Federal Court decision in
Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas
[2020] FCAFC 220 by amending the Social Security Act 1991
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to provide a clear legal basis for the assessment of income from certain military invalidity pensions.
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- Date
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03 Aug 2022
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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SMITH, Sen Dean
- Summary
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Amends the:
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
and Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
to enable age pensioners and certain veterans' entitlement recipients to have their payment suspended for up to two years, instead of cancelled, if their income, which includes some income from the recipient's own employment, precludes payment; and provide for the same suspension period for partners of the age pension, disability support pension and certain veterans' entitlements recipients, where the partner is receiving a social security pension or certain veterans' entitlements; Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to make minor amendments to the existing suspension provisions for disability support pensioners; and Social Security Act 1991
and Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
to: provide that working age pensioners, disability support pensioners and certain veterans' entitlements recipients, and their pensioner partners, can retain their pensioner concession card for up to two years after their payment ceases; and increase to $600 the amount of income age pensioners and certain veterans' entitlement recipients can earn each fortnight while still receiving maximum pension payments and provide for a review, and sunsetting, of these amendments.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023, the bill imposes a tax rate of 15 per cent for superannuation earnings corresponding to the percentage of an individual’s superannuation balance that exceeds $3 million for an income year.
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- Date
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16 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Enshrines the objective of superannuation in legislation and requires a statement of compatibility to be included in the explanatory materials accompanying bills and regulations relating to superannuation.
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- Date
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07 Dec 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Passed Both Houses
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- Summary
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Amends the:
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
, Telecommunications Act 1997
and Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards Act 1999
to amend the operation of the statutory infrastructure provider regime; Telecommunications Act 1997
to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to issue remedial notices to developers who do not install functional fibre-ready facilities in proximity to a development; Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
to enable the disclosure by the ACMA of certain information; Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
to enable the minister to determine service areas that relate to a primary universal service provider; and Telecommunications Act 1997
and Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
to make technical amendments.
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- Date
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21 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Health and Aged Care
- Summary
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Amends the
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
to provide a national framework to regulate the importation, domestic manufacture, supply, commercial possession and advertisement of all vapes, irrespective of nicotine content or therapeutic claims. Also makes consequential amendments to the Customs Act 1901
, Industrial Chemicals Act 2019
and Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023
.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023, the bill amends: 7 Acts to make consequential amendments; the
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012
to enable the disclosure of information about a recognised assessment activity in relation to a registered entity in certain circumstances; the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021
to reduce the frequency of certain periodic reviews; 6 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments in the Treasury portfolio; the Corporations Act 2001
to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; and the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998
and 4 other Acts in relation to the payments regulatory framework.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to establish action initiation reforms, enabling consumer data right (CDR) consumers to direct accredited persons to instruct on actions on their behalf, such as making a payment, opening and closing an account, switching providers and updating personal details, using the CDR framework.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends: the
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to provide a legal basis for payment of advice fees from a member’s superannuation account and clarify the associated tax consequences; the Corporations Act 2001
in relation to: ongoing fee renewal and consent requirements; financial services guide requirements; rules banning conflicted remuneration; and standardised consumer consent requirements for certain insurance commissions; the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987
to: align the petroleum resource rent tax general anti-avoidance provisions with the general anti-avoidance provisions in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
; and clarify the meaning of ‘exploration for petroleum’; the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to: clarify mining, quarrying or prospecting rights (MQPRs) cannot be depreciated for income tax purposes until they are used; clarify when income tax balancing adjustments occur to MQPRs; and amend the location offset and producer offset for films; 15 Acts to amend the process by which amendments to agreements with multilateral development banks are incorporated into domestic legislation; and 8 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments to Treasury portfolio legislation.
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- Date
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15 May 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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VAN, Sen David
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