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• Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (ASEAN-Australian-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2009 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: provide preferential rates of duty for ASEAN and New Zealand originating goods; and impose certain obligations on Australian exporters and producers of goods who claim preferential tariff treatment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2009 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: provide duty-free and preferential rates of customs duty for certain goods of ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand origin; maintain rates of customs on certain goods (alcohol, tobacco and petroleum products); and phase the preferential rates of customs duty to zero by 2020. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Participation Requirement) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to require persons aged between 16 and 20 years to complete their final year of secondary school (or equivalent level of education) to receive family tax benefit Part A. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Long Service Leave Legislation Amendment (Telstra) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

  ,

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  and

  Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005

  to extend the application of the

  Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

  to Telstra pending development of national long service leave arrangements in consultation with the states and territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 5) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Act) 1999

  ,

  Fuel Tax Act 2006

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  in response to the Federal Court decision in

  Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v PM Developments Ltd

  to confirm that a representative of an incapacitated entity is responsible for the GST consequences arising during its appointment;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to change the basis on which a pay as you go (PAYG) instalment liability is calculated;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: provide that the outer regional and remote payment made under the Helping Children with Autism package is exempt from income tax; and provide that payments made under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme are exempt from income tax; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to exempt Commonwealth debt issued in Australia from interest withholding tax. Also enables the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund Independent Advisory Panel to use donations for a broader range of purposes than the tax law considers charitable; and makes consequential amendments to the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Complementary to the Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2009, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide that the resale royalty collecting society is not taxed on amounts it collects on behalf of resale royalty right owners. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: enable owners and operators of computer networks to undertake activities to operate, maintain and protect their networks; enable Commonwealth agencies, security authorities and eligible State authorities to ensure their network is appropriately used by employees, office holders or contractors of the agency or authority; limit secondary use and disclosure of information obtained through network protection activities; and require the destruction of records obtained by undertaking network protection activities when the information is no longer required for those purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Tertiary Admission Centres) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to: broaden the guidelines-making powers to vary the VET FEE-HELP debt; allow different requirements to apply to different students undertaking VET units of study; and provide that officers of Tertiary Admission Centres have the same status and duty of care as those of higher education providers in relation to processing student information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Amendment (Working With Children—Criminal History) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: enable pardoned, quashed and spent convictions to be disclosed and taken into account by Commonwealth, State and Territory screening agencies in determining whether a person is suitable to work with children; specify the criteria screening units must meet before obtaining and dealing with this information; and require the Minister for Home Affairs to conduct a review of these disclosures no later than 30 June 2011 and table the review report in Parliament within 15 sitting days of receiving the report. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

  to require foreign investors to notify the Treasurer where there is a possibility, either now or in the future, whether an investment arrangement will deliver influence or control over the business or assets of an Australian company. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum