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• Tax Laws Amendment (Norfolk Island CGT Exemption) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to exempt assets held by Norfolk Island residents before 24 October 2015 from capital gains tax; and the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016

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  Date

  22 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Responds to the first interim and final reports of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters’ inquiry into the conduct of the 2013 Federal Election by amending the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: implement a partial optional preferential voting system above the line for Senate elections, including instructing voters to vote for at least six parties or groups in their order of preference; abolish group and individual voting tickets; remove the ability of an individual to be the registered officer or deputy registered officer of multiple registered political parties at the same time; enable political party logos to be printed on ballot papers for the House of Representatives and the Senate; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2016

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  Date

  24 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Territories Legislation Amendment Bill 2016, the bill amends the

  Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978

  to extend the passenger movement charge to people departing Norfolk Island. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Territories Legislation Amendment Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Regional Development 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2016, the bill amends the:

  Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015

  to: enable New Zealand residents who hold a permanent visa and reside on Norfolk Island access to social security payments from 1 July 2016; align the early claims period for family assistance payments with the early claims periods for social security and child support payments before 1 July 2016; and broaden the definition of the Norfolk Island Regional Council to enable flexibility in the application of local government law;

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  and

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  to extend the child support scheme to residents of the Indian Ocean Territories of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands;

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to require eligible Australian citizens and eligible other persons living in Norfolk Island to enrol and vote in federal elections and referendums; and

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  and

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  to extend all Commonwealth laws to Norfolk Island, unless expressly provided otherwise. Also makes consequential and transitional amendments to 57 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Biological Control Amendment Bill 2016

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  Date

  25 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Biological Control Act 1984

  to clarify the definition of an organism to reflect the use of viruses and sub-viral agents as agent and target organisms for biological control activities in the Australian Capital Territory (including the Jervis Bay Territory). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory Local Court) Bill 2016

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  Date

  03 Mar 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  , 16 other Acts and the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations to make technical and consequential amendments to ensure that jurisdiction and powers currently being exercised under Commonwealth legislation by Northern Territory Local Court Magistrates may continue to be validly exercised following commencement of the

  Local Court Act 2015

  (NT). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial System Legislation Amendment (Resilience and Collateral Protection) Bill 2016

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  Date

  16 Mar 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998

  to enable financial institutions to comply with internationally-agreed margining requirements when dealing in over-the-counter derivatives; and provide legal certainty about the operation of Australian law in relation to termination rights under certain financial market transactions and approved Real Time Gross Settlement systems, approved netting arrangements and netting markets in all market conditions. Also makes consequential amendments to five Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

  to increase the maximum number of board members of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency to 12 members, including the Chair; and clarify the quorum arrangements for board meetings. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives for Innovation) Bill 2016

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  Date

  16 Mar 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to: create an early stage investor regime that provides tax incentives for qualifying investors through a non-refundable tax offset and capital gains tax exemption on innovation related investments; require early stage innovation companies to report on specific innovation related investments; and provide a mechanism for Innovation Australia to provide guidance about whether particular investment activities are ineligible activities;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: provide non-refundable carry-forward tax offsets for limited partners in early stage venture capital limited partnerships (ESVCLP); provide for a capital gains tax exemption for fixed and unit trust beneficiaries of partners in ESVCLPs; and exclude small entities from eligible venture capital investment auditor requirements;

  Venture Capital Act 2002

  to increase the maximum fund size for ESVCLPs to $200 million;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Venture Capital Act 2002

  to: remove the requirement that an ESVCLP divest an investment in an entity once the value of the entity’s assets exceeds $250 million; provide that an entity can invest in another entity and remain an eligible venture capital investment; and enable foreign venture capital funds of funds to hold more than 30 per cent of the committee capital of an ESVCLP and extend their access to capital gains tax and other income tax concessions in relation to eligible venture capital investments; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to enable a managed investment trust to disregard its investment in, and through, an ESVCLP or venture capital limited partnership when determining if it is a trading trust. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Innovation and Science 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Bill 2016, the bill amends the

  Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991

  to enable the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation to: assist the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility; assist, on agreement, the states and territories; and charge fees to the facility and the states and territories for the services it provides in performing its functions for them. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum