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• Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to re-introduce the biannual indexation of fuel excise and excise-equivalent fuel duties, the bill establishes the Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) special account to make grants of financial assistance to the states and territories for expenditure in relation to road infrastructure investment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Energy Grants and Other Legislation Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015

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  Date

  04 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015, the bill amends: the

  Customs Act 1901

  to provide that: excise-equivalent customs duty cannot be extinguished on imported fuel ethanol and biodiesel; and excise-equivalent customs duty is payable on the biofuels component of an imported blend of fuel; the

  Excise Act 1901

  to: provide that the exemption from the blending rule also applies where biofuels have been subject to different rates of duty; and remove the requirement that biofuel blends that have been subject to duty cannot be blended with other duty-paid fuels without being subject to excise duty; the

  Fuel Tax Act 2006

  to require that fuel tax credits for fuel ethanol, and biodiesel and blends including certain biofuels are calculated as if they had been subject to the excise rate of duty, whether locally manufactured or imported; and four Acts to make consequential amendments. Also repeals the

  Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Act 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Energy Grants and Other Legislation Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to: reduce the rates of excise duty for domestically manufactured fuel ethanol and biodiesel to nil for one year from 1 July 2015; increase the rate of excise duty for domestically manufactured fuel ethanol on 1 July of each subsequent year until the final rates are reached on 1 July 2020; and increase the rate of excise duty for domestically manufactured fuel biodiesel on 1 July of each subsequent year until the final rates are reached on 1 July 2030. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2015

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  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bill 2015, the bill: amends the

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  to enable the Commonwealth Ombudsman to transfer complaints to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO); and enables the Australian Small Business Commissioner to disclose to the ASBFEO relevant information and documents for the purposes of the ASBFEO’s functions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bill 2015

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  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2015, the bill: establishes the position of Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman to advocate for, and give assistance to, small business and family enterprises by providing for the Ombudsman’s: powers and functions, terms and conditions of appointment, and powers of delegation; and provides: for staffing matters; for other governance requirements; for disclosure of protected information; for review of certain decisions; and that state or territory laws are not excluded by the operation of this legislation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2015

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  Date

  28 May 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to remove the obligation for employers to offer a choice of superannuation fund to temporary resident employees, or when superannuation funds merge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Measures No. 1) Bill 2015

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  Date

  28 May 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Rates Act 1986

  to reduce the company tax rate from 30 per cent to 28.5 per cent for companies that are small business entities with an aggregated turnover of less than $2 million; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax Rates Act 1986

  and proposed

  Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 1) Act 2015

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Measures No. 2) Bill 2015

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  Date

  28 May 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to temporarily increase the threshold under which certain depreciating assets, costs incurred in relation to depreciating assets and general small business pools can be written off; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: make consequential amendments; enable primary producers to claim an immediate deduction for capital expenditure on water facilities and fencing assets; and deduct capital expenditure on fodder storage assets over three years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Insurer Levy) Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to create a regime for the prudential regulation of private health insurers, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Insurer Levy) Act 2003

  to provide for the transfer of responsibility for the administration and collection of the collapsed insurer levy from the Private Health Insurance Administration Council and the Health Minister to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Treasurer. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to create a regime for the prudential regulation of private health insurers, the bill amends: the

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  to establish a new special account to administer the collapsed insurer levy; the

  Financial Institutions Supervisory Levies Collection Act 1998

  to provide for the collection of the private health insurer supervisory levy and the collapsed insurer levy; the

  Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001

  to provide for the collection of data from private health insurers by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA); the

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  ,

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  and

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  to provide for matters relating to the secrecy and sharing of information concerning private health insurers; and five Acts to make consequential amendments. Also: repeals the

  Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Act 2003

  ; and provides for transitional arrangements, including the transfer of the Private Health Insurance Administration Council’s staff, assets, liabilities and records to APRA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum