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• Tax Agent Services Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a national Tax Practitioners Board as a statutory authority within the Australian Taxation Office; requires certain entities that provide tax agent services and Business Activity Statement (BAS) services to be registered; introduces a Code of Professional Conduct to govern tax and BAS agents; provides for disciplinary sanctions to be imposed by the Board; and replaces criminal penalties for certain misconduct by agents and unregistered entities with civil penalties and injunctions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Implements a workplace relations system which provides for: the establishment of National Employment Standards, modern awards and national minimum wage orders; the establishment of the statutory offices of Fair Work Australia to administer the system and the Fair Work Ombudsman to promote compliance; fair work instruments; and the creation of Fair Work Divisions in the Federal Court and Federal Magistrate’s Court to hear workplace relations matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

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

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to enable: Centrelink to make oral submissions to Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) hearings; SSAT to give oral reasons on ‘affirmed’ cases; and SSAT members to be appointed for a term of up to five years;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to repeal redundant references to disability wage supplement and rehabilitation allowance; and

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005

  ,

  Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Act 2007

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding Appropriation Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a standing appropriation to enable claims to be paid under the Australian Government Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding; and provides a borrowing power, to enable money to be borrowed to pay such claims, should there be insufficient funds in the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax—Minor Amendments) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Act 2008

  to clarify that: vehicle financing arrangements and contracts for such arrangements entered into before Budget night do not affect luxury car tax refunds being claimed by eligible businesses; and refunds are to be paid directly to claimants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Freedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  ,

  Archives Act 1983

  ,

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  and

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  to: remove the power to issue conclusive certificates; revoke existing conclusive certificates if a new access request is received; implement measures to protect sensitive information in proceedings before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment, Heritage and the Arts 

  Summary

  Establishes a resale royalty right for visual artists and an accompanying statutory scheme. The resale royalty right will entitle visual artists to a royalty payment on the sale price of any commercial resale of their original works of art valued over $1,000, be inalienable and endure for the life of the artist plus 70 years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2008 [2009]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  In response to certain recommendations of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit report on the Auditor-General Act (Report No. 386), the bill amends the

  Auditor-General Act 1997

  to: clarify and extend the distribution of performance audit reports; provide for the inclusion of comments on proposed reports in final reports; clarify when audit information made available to entities and other parties in the course of a performance audit may be disclosed; clarify the powers of the Auditor-General when sensitive information is not to be included in a public report; and update penalty provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to: broaden information collection powers to enable the Secretary to require aviation industry participants to provide aviation security information; and allow the Secretary to delegate powers and functions to another agency whose responsibilities include functions relating to national security;

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to allow for copying and disclosure of aircraft Cockpit Voice Recorder information for maintenance purposes; and

  Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003

  to amend penalty and offence provisions relating to failure to report prescribed aviation, marine and rail accidents and incidents and provide that extra information is required in relation to those accidents and incidents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2008 [2009]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to provide a mechanism for recognising disqualifications from managing corporations that occur in prescribed foreign jurisdictions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum