Taxation of Alternative Fuels Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Treasury
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Part of a package of four bills to apply an energy content based taxation to certain alternative fuels, the bill amends four Acts in relation to: the taxation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG); LPG reporting requirements; fuel tax credit entitlements; penalties concerning unauthorised excise-free LPG sale or use; and transitional excise licensing requirements for LPG, LNG and CNG.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	12 May 2011
Second reading moved	12 May 2011
Second reading debate	02 Jun 2011
Second reading debate	14 Jun 2011
Second reading agreed to	14 Jun 2011
Third reading agreed to	14 Jun 2011

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	16 Jun 2011
Second reading moved	16 Jun 2011
Second reading debate	20 Jun 2011
Second reading agreed to	20 Jun 2011
Committee of the Whole debate	20 Jun 2011
Third reading agreed to	20 Jun 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	20 Jun 2011
Assent Act no.: 68 Year: 2011	29 Jun 2011

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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (12/05/2011): House Standing Committee on Economics
Committee report (01/06/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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