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• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  to change the governance and financial management arrangements for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority from a board structure to an executive management structure. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982

  to change the corporate governance of the Australian Centre for Agricultural Research to an executive management structure, including revocation of the Centre’s body corporate status and creation of the Commission for International Agricultural Research and the new position of Chief Executive Officer. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to establish a new regulatory framework for Internet content hosts, content services delivered over convergent devices including live streamed content services, mobile phone-based services and services that provide links to content; and makes related amendments to eight other Acts. Also amends the

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to include the Indian Ocean Territories in reviews by the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  to simplify the internal government financial management framework and address issues relating to the management of appropriations. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Auditor-General Act 1997

  and

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the taxation laws to: increase the dependent spouse tax offset to $2,100 from 1 July 2007; increase the Medicare levy low-income and the Medicare levy surcharge low-income thresholds in line with movements in the consumer price index; and increase the Medicare levy low-income thresholds for pensioners below pension age so that there is no Medicare levy liability if there is no income tax liability. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 3) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the taxation laws in relation to: distributions to entities connected with a private company; transitional excess non-concessional contributions; capital gains on testamentary trusts; superannuation of deceased military and police; thin capitalisation; repeal of dividend tainting rules; interest withholding tax; forestry managed investment schemes; non-resident trustee beneficiaries; and distributions to foreign residents from managed investment trusts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Rates Act 1986

  to increase the threshold for the 30 per cent marginal tax rate (from 1 July 2007) and increase the thresholds for the top two marginal tax rates (from 1 July 2008);

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to increase the maximum amount of low income tax offset and raise the threshold at which the offset begins to phase out; and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to increase the income threshold that applies to taxpayers who are eligible for a senior Australians tax offset. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the taxation laws to: standardise the primary eligibility criterion for small business tax concessions; increase the capital gains tax maximum net assets threshold to $6 million, and the simplified tax system (STS) turnover and goods and services tax cash accounting turnover threshold to $2 million; extend the small business roll-over relief available under the uniform capital allowance system to small business entities that have adopted the simplified depreciation rules; remove the $3 million depreciating assets test from the STS eligibility requirements; and give STS taxpayers access to the fringe benefits tax car parking exemption and to pay-as-you-go instalments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990

  to extend the operation of the Defence HomeOwner Scheme from 31 December 2007 to 30 June 2008. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other 2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: provide one-off payments to certain older Australians, veterans and carers; provide one-off compensation payments in respect of certain World War Two internments; increase the amount of funeral benefits payable in respect of veterans and the rate of certain veterans’ pensions; and extend backdating periods in relation to war widow and widower pensions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum