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• Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  in relation to: registrable charges; the liability of receivers and voluntary administrators for certain transactions; enforcement of liens and pledges; vesting of security interests; and appointment of an administrator under a transitional security agreement;

  Personal Property Securities Act 2009

  in relation to: taking certain personal property free of security interests; harmonising the definition of ‘security interest’ with New Zealand legislation; Clearing House Electronic Subregister System securities; access to third party data; the registrar’s powers to conduct investigations; security interests in authorised deposit-taking institutions; and state referral powers; and

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Personal Property Securities Act 2009

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Schools Assistance Amendment (Financial Assistance) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Schools Assistance Act 2008

  to extend the existing funding arrangements, including indexation arrangements, for: non-government primary and secondary schools until the end of 2013; and grants for capital expenditure until the end of 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2010-2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the

  Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010-2011

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2010-2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the

  Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2010-2011

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Election Commitments and Other Measures) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to expand eligiblity for the seniors’ work bonus to pensioners;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to increase family assistance by up to $4200 a year for families with teenagers undertaking full-time secondary study or a vocational education equivalent;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to enable eligible baby bonus claimants to access a larger portion of the baby bonus upfront from 1 July 2011;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to ensure that annuity payments made from the Thalidomide Australia Fixed Trust are not taken into account as income; and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  in relation to income management arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Rates Act 1986

  to increase income tax rates for the 2011-12 financial year by 0.5 per cent on taxable income between $50 001 and $100 000, and 1 per cent on taxable income above $100 000. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (MRCA Supplement) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to ensure that: certain wholly dependent partners of deceased defence force members or former members will be eligible to receive the MRCA supplement; and eligible persons do not receive additional equivalent payments under the

  Social Security Act 1991

  or

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional income tax in the 2011-12 financial year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Combating the Financing of People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to: extend the regulatory regime for remittance dealers and providers of remittance networks; and expand the agencies with which Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) can share financial intelligence;

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  and

  Privacy Act 1988

  to enable reporting entities to use credit reporting data to verify the identity of their customers; and

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  to enable the Chief Executive Officer of AUSTRAC to exempt a person from provisions of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electronic Transactions Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Electronic Transactions Act 1999

  to enable Australia to accede to the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts 2005 to provide certainty and commercial predictability when electronic communications are used in the formation or performance of contracts between parties located in different countries. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum