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28 Oct 2010
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Amends the:
International Monetary Agreements Act 1947
to appropriate funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to enable Australia to buy a specified number of additional shares in the capital stock of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; International Finance Corporation Act 1955
to adopt a proposed amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation; and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Act 1997
to adopt amendments to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Convention.
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30 Sep 2010
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Introduced with the Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010, the bill amends the
Income Tax Rates Act 1986
to provide that the rate of additional income tax payable on all or part of a recoupment for research and development activities is 10 per cent.
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29 Sep 2010
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Amends the
International Tax Agreements Act 1953
to give legislative effect to the Second Protocol amending the Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income
as amended by the Protocol of 16 October 1989.
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16 Jun 2010
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Amends the
International Monetary Agreements Act 1947
to enable the Commonwealth to make loans to the International Monetary Fund in the event of calls under the amended New Arrangements to Borrow.
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12 May 2010
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
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Amends the
Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985
to remove a timing restriction on regulations made under the Act in relation to registration charges for certain heavy vehicles.
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17 Mar 2010
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House of Representatives
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Immigration and Citizenship
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Amends the
Immigration (Education) Act 1971
to implement the Adult Migrant English Program by: removing annual administration fees for English courses; providing that certain New Zealand citizens are unable to access English courses; extending the registration period in an English course from three to six months; providing that English courses are completed within five years; clarifying eligibility for English courses; and enabling the secretary to extend registration, commencement and completion timeframes for English courses retrospectively.
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04 Feb 2010
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Education
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Amends the
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
to provide additional funding over three years to extend the activities under the Sporting Chance program.
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25 Nov 2009
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Attorney-General
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Amends the
International Arbitration Act 1974
to: apply most of the amendments made by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law in 2006 to the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration to international commercial arbitration in Australia; confine the circumstances in which courts can set aside an award made under the Model Law or refuse to enforce foreign awards under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and the Model Law; include additional optional provisions to be made available to the parties to an arbitration agreement; include a regulation making power; and make general amendments in relation to the operation of the Act.
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25 Nov 2009
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Treasury
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Amends the:
International Tax Agreements Act 1953
to give legislative effect to: the 2009 Convention between Australia and New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and Fringe Benefits and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion
; the Second Protocol amending the Agreement between Australia and the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
; and the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Jersey for the Allocation of Taxing Rights with Respect to Certain Income of Individuals and to Establish a Mutual Agreement Procedure in Respect of Transfer Pricing Adjustments
; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to align the definition of dual listed company arrangements with the 2009 Australia-New Zealand Convention.
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21 Oct 2009
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009, the bill imposes a withholding tax on employees who have not quoted a Tax File Number or Australian Business Number to their employer by the end of the income year in relation to employee share schemes.
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