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• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to give legislative authority to agreements between Australia and Finland, in relation to the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures for Students) Bill 2007

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  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  in relation to: recovery of payments under the ABSTUDY and Assistance for Isolated Children Schemes deposited into incorrect accounts; issue of certain notices electronically; levels of eligible study, to include Masters degrees as eligible courses and removal of current restrictions on students receiving Austudy payments if they already have a Masters degree; rent assistance payments to Austudy students to increase support for mature age students; and access to crisis payments for Indigenous students in receipt of the ABSTUDY living allowance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

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  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the superannuation and defence force superannuation laws to: make contributions to the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) voluntary; allow members of the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS) to leave the PSS and make other superannuation arrangements for future contributions; enable members of the CSS to obtain early release of funded account balances on severe financial hardship and compassionate grounds; provide for the restoration of pensions for remarried widows and widowers; and amends the

  Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973

  scheme in relation to post retirement marriages and benefits payable on marriage breakdowns. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007

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  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill amends the taxation laws in relation to: foreign income tax offset rules; capital gains tax roll-over for medical defence organisations; superannuation funds investment in instalment warrants; updating the list of deductible gift recipients; increasing family trust flexibility; trustee beneficiary reporting rules; the transition to the simplified superannuation regime; and makes technical and other amendments in relation to: income tax deductibility for gifts to certain scholarship funds; the formula for the fringe benefit tax depreciation rate for a car; tax file number withholding from payments to certain exempt entities; and capital gains tax exemption for certain organisations. Also repeals the

  A New Tax System (Ultimate Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) Act (No. 1) 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Ultimate Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) Act (No. 2) 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) Bill (No. 1) 2007

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  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to amend the taxation laws, the bill imposes a trustee beneficiary non-disclosure tax at the rate of 46.5 per cent on the untaxed part of a share of the trust’s net income if the trustee fails to make a correct trustee beneficiary statement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) Bill (No. 2) 2007

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  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to amend the taxation laws, the bill imposes a trustee beneficiary non-disclosure tax at the rate of 46.5 per cent on a share or part of a share of the trust’s net income if the trustee of a closely held trust becomes presently entitled to income attributable to the share (or part of it). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services for Rural and Regional Australia into the Future) Bill 2007

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  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to ensure the principal amount in the Communications Fund is maintained as a perpetual fund, with only earnings on investment being used to fund future telecommunication improvements in regional, rural and remote Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Postal Corporation Amendment (Quarantine Inspection and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

  to provide for the inspection and examination of postal articles carried by Australia Post, with the exception of reserved services material, for interstate quarantine purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia’s Skills Needs) Act 2005

  to increase funding for 2008 and 2009 and provide for additional funding for 2010 and 2011, enabling the establishment of a further three Australian Technical Colleges. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and Datacasting) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  to authorise disclosure of certain information by the Australian Communications and Media Authority to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, departments, government agencies and regulatory bodies; and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  in relation to variation of the conditions of datacasting transmitter licences; and

  Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998

  to ensure channel B licensees are not subject to an annual revenue based fee. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum