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• Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to introduce new safety-nets to cover 80 per cent of out-of-pocket costs incurred for out-of-hospital Medicare services above a specified threshold in a calendar year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Import Processing Charges (Amendment and Repeal) Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2003, the bill amends the

  Import Processing Charges (Amendment and Repeal) Act 2002

  to extend the application of cost recovery charges during the transition between the Customs legacy electronic systems and the new Integrated Cargo System. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2003, the bill provides for a new military rehabilitation and compensation scheme for members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) who suffer an injury or disease, or die, as a result of ADF service on or after commencement of the proposed Act. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New International Tax Arrangements Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to: modify certain foreign investment fund rules; provide an interest withholding tax exemption for interest paid on certain debentures issued by eligible unit trusts; remove the need for certain income of a controlled foreign country resident to be included as notional assessable income; and prevent double taxation of royalties subject to withholding tax. Also makes consequential amendments and contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Norfolk Island Amendment Bill 2003 [2004]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Local Government, Territories and Roads 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  to align electoral arrangements in Norfolk Island more closely to those of other Australian parliaments, including those of the other self-governing Territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation Laws (Clearing and Settlement Facility Support) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Ensures that there are no taxation consequences as a result of a payment out of the National Guarantee Fund under section 891A of the

  Corporations Act 2001

  (which provides for payments to prescribed bodies to fund clearing and settlement facility support). Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

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

  in relation to first aid or life saving courses;

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to provide for a transitional exclusion for certain indirect value shifts involving services;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: personal services income;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to sugar industry exit grants;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  in relation to application of foreign resident withholding arrangements to certain alienated personal services payments;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  in relation to: demutualisation of friendly societies; and eligibility for the research and development tax offset;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: optional roll-over relief for certain simplified tax system partnerships; and a technical correction;

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  in relation to: revocation of certain choices under the consolidation regime; and technical corrections. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Legislation Amendment (Professional Standards) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  ,

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to establish a structure under which the Commonwealth, by prescribing State professional standards legislation (PSL) schemes (via regulations), can support PSL by allowing liability under the relevant Commonwealth legislative provisions to be capped in accordance with the laws of the States and Territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Dairy Produce Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Further to the

  Dairy Industry Service Reform Act 2003

  , the bill amends the

  Dairy Produce Act 1986

  to provide for the industry services body, Dairy Australia, to: be fully indemnified (out of the assets of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund) for any liabilities incurred by it in managing and administering the Fund; and have the power to enter into financial and other arrangements and perform contracts associated with risk management in the administration of the Fund. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Industry Research and Development Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Industry Research and Development Act 1986

  to: remove the existing powers of the Industry Research and Development Board to commit and approve expenditure of Commonwealth funds; and clarify the Board’s role in the provision of advice on innovation programs in addition to research and development programs. Also contains savings and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum