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• Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge--Fringe Benefits) Act 1999

  and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to: increase the Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge low-income threshold amounts for individuals, families and pensioners below age pension age; and increase the phase-in limits as a result of the increased threshold amounts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to enable veterans’ affairs pensions, allowances and other pecuniary benefits to be paid into accounts with foreign banks or other financial institutions;

  Defence Service Homes Act 1918

  to extend eligibility for the Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme to persons eligible for assistance; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to cease payment of dependants’ pensions and provide for a lump sum payment to existing recipients. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Assistance Amendment (Further 2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2009 

  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

  to: introduce mandatory continuous adjustment of family tax benefit rates in certain circumstances; cease fortnightly family tax benefit and past period payments in the same income year when income tax returns are not lodged; and enable information sharing between the Australian Taxation Office and Centrelink for reconciliation and debt offsetting purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  and

  Age Discrimination Act 2004

  to allow insurers to permanently offer extended family policies to cover ‘dependent child non-students’; and

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the National Joint Replacement Register. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: increase the single maximum basic rate of certain pensions; index pensions using the Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index; index pensions using a combined couple benchmark; increase pensions to compensate for anticipated increases in the living cost index arising from the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme; increase the income test taper rate and remove the additional income test free area for dependent children; introduce a Work Bonus so that certain income is disregarded as ordinary income; close the pension bonus scheme from 20 September 2009; make transitional arrangements; increase the qualifying age for age pension from 65 to 67 years; enable certain social security recipients to apply for an advance of social security entitlements; and enable certain social security recipients to be paid while studying overseas;

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to consolidate a number of smaller payments and allowances into one pension supplement;

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: require income salary sacrificed to superannuation to be included as adjusted taxable income for the Commonwealth seniors health card; and exclude amounts and benefits received under the Western Australian Cost of Living Rebate Scheme and the Western Australian Country Age Pension Fuel Card from social security and veterans’ affairs income tests;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to change indexation arrangements for certain family tax benefit child rates and the maternity immunisation allowance;

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to increase payments to people in residential aged care; and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to enable Australian Defence Force members allotted for duty on

  HMAS Canberra

  as part of Operation DAMASK VI to access entitlements under the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: remove the liability for immigration detention and related costs for certain persons and liable parties and extinguish all outstanding immigration detention debts; and ensure regulations can no longer prescribe sponsorship undertakings or obligations that include payments to the Commonwealth in relation to the cost of a person’s immigration detention. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Act 2000

  to increase the shortfall charge payable by non-complaint liable parties from $40 per megawatt-hour to $65 per megawatt-hour. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  to: clarify the objectives of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme; increase annual targets for renewable energy generation from 2010; implement a Solar Credits mechanism; require a review of the legislation and regulations in 2014 and for the review to be tabled in Parliament; provide partial exemptions from liability for certain activities; provide for the transition of existing and proposed State renewable energy target schemes; enable power stations utilising waste coal mine gas as a fuel source to participate in the RET scheme for a specified period; and further increase the annual targets under the scheme for the years during which this fuel source will be eligible. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Access to Justice (Civil Litigation Reforms) Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  in relation to: case management powers and procedural reforms; and appeal proceedings;

  Family Law Act 1975

  ,

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  and

  Federal Magistrates Act 1999

  in relation to the powers of the Chief Justices of the Federal Court and the Family Court and the Chief Federal Magistrate; and

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to exclude certain decisions of the head of court from judicial review. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  and

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to bring the Australia-European Community Agreement on Trade in Wine into force; and

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  in relation to: the Label Integrity Program; compliance; and penalty units. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum