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• Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Regional Development 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012

  to: clarify that the National Maritime Safety Regulator (NMSR) has the function of surveying vessels and dealing with matters relating to the survey of vessels by accredited surveyors; enable the NMSR to exercise discretion when considering the suspension, revocation and variation of vessel certificates; provide for the sub-delegation of powers; clarify the review rights of the NMSR and marine safety inspectors; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Responds to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

  Report of the Inquiry into Potential Reforms of Australia’s National Security Legislation

  by amending: the

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  to: align the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s (ASIO) employment conditions with the Australian Public Service employment framework; modernise ASIO’s warrant-based intelligence collection powers; establish a framework for the conduct of authorised covert intelligence operations; clarify ASIO’s ability to cooperate with the private sector; and provide for certain breaches to be referred to law enforcement agencies for investigation; the

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to: enable the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) to collect intelligence on Australian persons involved in activities in relation to its operational security; enable ASIS to cooperate with ASIO without ministerial authorisation when undertaking certain intelligence collection activities; enable ASIS to train certain individuals in the use of weapons and self-defence techniques and provide for a limited exception of these in a controlled environment; extend immunity for actions taken in relation to overseas activities; clarify the authority of the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO) to provide assistance; and rename DIGO as the Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation and the Defence Signals Directorate as the Australian Signals Directorate; the

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to create two new offences and update existing offences, and increase penalties, in relation to the protection of intelligence-related information; and 19 Acts to make consequential and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Industry Code Penalties) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  in relation to contraventions of civil penalty provisions of industry codes (the franchising code) by: enabling regulations to be made prescribing pecuniary penalties; and requiring the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to issue infringement notices. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Psychoactive Substances and Other Measures) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: introduce an offence for importing all substances that have a psychoactive effect; introduce an offence for importing a substance which is similar to a serious drug; introduce international firearms trafficking offences and mandatory minimum sentences; extend existing cross-border disposal or acquisition firearms offences; and clarify that certain slavery offences have universal jurisdiction;

  Customs Act 1901

  to: ensure that Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers have appropriate powers in relation to the new offences; and create a procedure for dealing with claims for the return of seized psychoactive substances;

  International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997

  in relation to the international transfer of prisoners regime within Australia; and

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  ,

  Customs Act 1901

  ,

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  and

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  to make minor and technical amendments. Also validates access by the AFP to certain investigatory powers in designated state airports from 19 March until 17 May 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: provide that authorisations apply to offices or positions which come into existence after the authorisation to a class of offices is given; extend customs control to goods on board a ship or aircraft arriving at non-proclaimed areas of the Australian coastline; provide different reporting timeframes for the arrival of certain ships or aircraft and the details of their stores and any prohibited goods; standardise the application process for permissions to load and unload ships’ and aircraft’s stores, permissions to transfer goods between certain vessels, and applications for a Certificate of Clearance; extend customs powers of examination to the baggage of domestic passengers on international flights and voyages, and to domestic cargo that is carried on an international flight or voyage; and correct a technical error relating to the interaction of the Infringement Notice Scheme with the claims process when dealing with prohibited imports. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to: give legislative effect to the

  Convention between Australia and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income

  and its

  Protocol

  ; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to enable the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission to retrospectively recalculate the amounts payable for certain claims for transitional permanent impairment compensation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 4) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: amend the statutory debt limits for the thin capitalisation rules; increase the

  de minimis

  threshold for thin capitalisation limits; provide for a new gearing debt test for inbound investors; prevent the double counting of certain non-taxable Australian real property assets that can distort the application of the Principal Asset Test; and clarify the meaning of ‘permanent establishment’;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to make non-portfolio returns on equity to Australian resident companies exempt of Australian income tax;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to require taxpayers to be issued with an annual tax receipt for the income tax assessed to them; and 15 Acts to make style changes, repeal redundant provisions, correct anomalous outcomes and make technical corrections. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Sep 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill: repeals the

  Minerals Resource Rent Tax Act 2012

  ,

  Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Customs) Act 2012

  ,

  Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) Act 2012

  and

  Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—General) Act 2012

  ; amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to provide that companies can carry tax losses forward to use as a deduction for a future year;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: amend the instant asset write-off threshold provisions for small business entities; provide that motor vehicle purchases made by small business entities will be treated as normal business assets for depreciation purposes; and provide that geothermal energy exploration and prospecting expenditure are no longer immediately deductible;

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to enable the Treasurer by non-disallowable legislative instrument to vary the superannuation guarantee charge percentage for a particular year commencing on 1 July;

  Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003

  to abolish the low income superannuation contribution;

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to abolish the income support bonus payment; and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

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

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to abolish the schoolkids bonus payment; and makes consequential amendments to 13 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under Chapter 3 of the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: provide preferential rates of duty for Korean originating goods; and impose certain obligations on exporters and producers of Australian goods who claim preferential tariff treatment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum