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• Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 7) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to introduce a 25 per cent entrepreneurs’ tax offset;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to remove the current requirement for small businesses to use the simplified tax system (STS) accounting method;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: allow deferred tax liability currently available to employee share scheme holders to continue after a corporate restructure; and allow revocation of unused provisional certificates issued in respect of certain film projects;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  to increase fringe benefits tax exemption thresholds for long service award benefits;

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  to provide petroleum exploration incentives to encourage exploration in remote offshore areas;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to clarify the operation of the consolidation regime and the interaction of the regime with other areas of the tax law;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to ensure that roll-over relief available for partnerships under the uniform capital allowances regime is also available in relation to depreciating assets allocated to STS pools;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  in relation to: family trust and interposed entity elections; and non-commercial loans from trustees and private companies. Also amends 19 Acts to make technical corrections. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Long-term Non-reviewable Contracts) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

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

  and eight other Acts to provide for the treatment, for goods and services tax (GST) purposes, of long-term non-reviewable contracts after the GST-free transition periods ends on 1 July 2005. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Communications and Media Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 10 bills in relation to the establishment of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the bill: makes consequential amendments to 19 Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997, including replacing existing references to the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) and the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) with references to the ACMA; and contains transitional provisions dealing with: the transfer of assets and liabilities of the ABA and the ACA, and the continuing operation of certain instruments and proceedings. Also repeals the

  Australian Communications Authority Act 1997

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Communications and Media Authority Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 10 bills in relation to the establishment of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the bill provides for the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Australian Communications Authority to form the ACMA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Passports (Application Fees) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill imposes, as taxes, application fees in relation to passports and other travel-related documents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Passports (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill: repeals all provisions relating to Australian passports or travel-related documents from the

  Passports Act 1938

  and renames it the

  Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2004

  . Also makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts, including the

  Passports Act 1938

  , to ensure the: continuing validity of travel documents, continued application of the

  Passports Act 1938

  to pending proceedings and reviews, and application of the proposed

  Australian Passports Act 2004

  to pending applications. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Passports Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill replaces the

  Passports Act 1938

  , particularly dealing with: entitlement of Australians to a passport; retention of the administrative review regime; increased penalties for fraud; measures to minimise the impact of lost and stolen passports; measures for refusal or cancellation of passports on certain law enforcement grounds; use of emerging technologies for ePassports; and privacy provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Anti-Siphoning) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to extend the automatic de-listing period for events on the “anti-siphoning” list (which lists events determined by the Minister to be available free-to-air) so that events are removed 12 weeks prior to their commencement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 10 bills in relation to the establishment of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the bill amends the

  Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998

  to replace existing references to the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) with references to the ACMA. Also contains transitional provisions providing for the continuing effect of certain determinations made by the ACA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• James Hardie (Investigations and Proceedings) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Facilitates an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission into matters arising out of the James Hardie Special Commission of Inquiry in New South Wales, and any proceedings that may arise from those investigations, by abrogating legal professional privilege in certain circumstances. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum