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• Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Establishes Wheat Exports Australia as a statutory entity to regulate the export of bulk wheat through a Wheat Export Accreditation Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Content) Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to insert a definition of 'tobacco content' to clarify that the customs duty payable on tobacco and tobacco products is based on the total weight of the goods. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Bill 2008, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990

  and

  Defence Service Homes Act 1918

  to provide for eligible members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to transition into the new Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme and close the scheme established under the

  Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990

  to serving ADF members who have not yet exercised their rights under that scheme as at 30 June 2010. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008, the bill establishes a home ownership assistance scheme to provide a home loan interest subsidy to eligible members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) who are serving on or after 1 July 2008. Also provides transitional eligibility for certain ADF members under existing home loan subsidy schemes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Evidence Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Implements recommendations made by the Australian Law Reform Commission, New South Wales Reform Commission and Victorian Law Reform Commission in their report into the operation of the uniform Evidence Acts (Uniform Evidence Law) by amending the:

  Evidence Act 1995

  to implement model evidence provisions in relation to hearsay and opinion rules, the admissibility of expert evidence, admissions in criminal proceedings, coincidence evidence, credibility of witnesses, compellability provisions in relation to same-sex couples, advance rulings on evidentiary issues, warnings and directions to the jury, and the manner and form of questioning witnesses, and make consequential amendments and update certain cross references;

  Amendments Incorporation Act 1905

  to: amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the

  Acts Publication Act 1905

  ; provide for certain printed and electronic versions of Acts to be taken, unless the contrary is proven, to be an accurate record of those Acts; and provide that printed compilations of Acts include amendments by either Acts or legislative instruments. Also makes consequential amendments to four other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• First Home Saver Accounts (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill: makes consequential amendments to: provide for the taxation treatment of First Home Saver Accounts and change certain references; and amends the

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to ensure that the financial services licensing, conduct, advice and disclosure rules apply appropriately to First Home Saver Accounts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• First Home Saver Accounts Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill: establishes and governs the operation of First Home Saver Accounts; provides for the payment of Government contributions of 17 per cent on the first $5,000 of personal contributions made into an account each year; and provides for the prudential regulation of account providers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill imposes the First Home Saver Accounts misuse tax to be payable on any gain made by an account holder from the improper use of a First Home Saver Account. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Judiciary Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Responds to the High Court decision in

  British American Tobacco v Western Australia

  by amending the

  Judiciary Act 1903

  to provide that nothing in the Act prevents state and territory laws related to the recovery of invalid state and territory taxes from applying in federal jurisdiction in proceedings for the recovery of a tax or an amount paid in connection with a tax invalidly imposed by a law of a state or territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law Officers Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Law Officers Act 1964

  and

  Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

  to enable Solicitors-General to access long service leave entitlements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum