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• Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Migration Act 1958

  to establish a framework for the sponsorship of non-citizens seeking entry to Australia which will: define sponsorship obligations for employers and other sponsors; expand powers to monitor and investigate possible non-compliance by sponsors; and introduce a civil penalty regime for non-compliance; and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to authorise the disclosure and sharing of certain information between the Commissioner of Taxation and migration officers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Measurement Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Measurement Act 1960

  to implement a national trade measurement system based on the current trade measurement systems of the states and territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to entities participating in the scheme to: enable entities to claim a refundable tax offset; ensure that state and territory contributions to entities are non-assessable and non-exempt income for taxation purposes; and ensure that there are no capital gains tax consequences from the receipt of incentives under the scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Housing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008, the bill provides for regulations to prescribe the National Rental Affordability Scheme which will provide refundable tax offsets or cash payment incentives to providers of new dwellings on the condition that they are rented to low and moderate income households at 20 per cent below market rates. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Schools Assistance Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008, the bill provides financial assistance to the states and territories for non-government schools for 2009-2012 to: maintain the current socioeconomic status funding and indexation arrangements to ensure that total recurrent funding for schools will not fall below 2008 levels; provide recurrent funding for Indigenous Supplementary Assistance and an Indigenous Funding Guarantee; provide a remoteness loading; provide funding for capital grants; provide for establishment assistance grants in 2009; implement a school performance information and reporting framework; and require authorities and schools to implement the National Curriculum before the 2012 school year commences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: implement a job seeker compliance system to apply to certain job seekers in receipt of newstart allowance, parenting payment, youth allowance and special benefit; give effect to employment pathway plans; remove references to the Personal Support Programme; and make minor technical and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008, the bill amends the

  Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985

  to enable regulations to be made to implement national heavy vehicle charges set out in the 2007 Heavy Vehicle Charges Determination under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme for registered vehicles. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008, the bill repeals the

  Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993

  and repeals provisions of the

  Road Transport Reform (Heavy Vehicles Registration) Act 1997

  to allow the Australian Capital Territory Government to introduce the new heavy vehicle registration charges. Also amends the

  Fuel Tax Act 2006

  to: increase the road user charge rate to 21 cents per litre from 1 January 2009; and establish a mechanism to allow for regulations to be made to adjust the charge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Temporary Residents’ Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2008, the bill amends the

  Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Act 2007

  to increase the departing Australia superannuation payment withholding tax rates by five per cent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

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

  in relation to the margin scheme and the sale of real property;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to modify the thin capitalisation regime in relation to the use of accounting standards for identifying and valuing an entity’s assets, liabilities and equity capital;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to extend eligibility for exemption from interest withholding tax to certain bonds;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  in relation to income earning assets held jointly with a third party; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  in relation to the eligible investment business rules for managed funds. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum