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• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment (Vacancy Fees) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Tax Integrity) Bill 2017, the bill amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Act 2015

  to impose vacancy fees on foreign acquisitions of residential land. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 5) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Amendment Bill 2017, the bill amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: establish a new licensing regime requiring administrators of designated significant financial benchmarks to obtain a benchmark administrator licence from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC); enable ASIC to make rules imposing a regulatory framework for licensed benchmark administrators and related matters; and create offences and penalties for manipulation of financial benchmarks;

  Productivity Commission Act 1998

  to provide for the appointment of an additional commissioner to oversee the work of the Productivity Commission in relation to the evaluation of policies and programs that have an impact on Indigenous persons; and

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Treasury Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Act 2017

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Tax Integrity) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment (Vacancy Fees) Bill 2017, the bill amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: provide that travel expenditure incurred in gaining or producing assessable income from residential premises is not deductible, and not recognised in the cost base of the property for capital gains tax purposes; and limit deductions for plant and equipment assets used for producing assessable income from residential premises to when the asset was first used for a taxable purpose;

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

  to implement an annual vacancy fee on foreign owners of residential real estate where residential property is not occupied or genuinely available on the rental market for at least six months in a 12-month period; and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures No. 1) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the First Home Super Saver Tax Bill 2017 to establish the First Home Super Saver Scheme, the bill amends: 10 Acts to enable first home savers to make voluntary contributions into the superannuation system and to withdraw those contributions and associated earnings for the purposes of purchasing their first home; and the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to allow an individual aged 65 years or over to use the proceeds of one sale of their main residence to make contributions (downsizer contributions) of up to $300 000 to their superannuation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Monetary Agreements Amendment (New Arrangements to Borrow) Bill 2017

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  Date

  10 Aug 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Monetary Agreements Act 1947

  to provide a standing appropriation and authority to borrow for payments to meet drawings made by the International Monetary Fund under the decision to renew the New Arrangements to Borrow. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 4) Bill 2017

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  Date

  22 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999

  to: introduce additional eligibility criteria for the wine equalisation tax (WET) producer rebate; provide that a purchaser of wine is only able to claim a WET credit for WET included in the purchase price of that wine if it makes a taxable dealing with the wine; reduce the WET producer rebate cap from $500 000 to $350 000; amend the timing of the application of the associated producers rule; and remove the earlier producer rebate rule; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide asset roll-over relief for mandatory transfers within a superannuation fund in the transition to a MySuper product. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 3) Bill 2017

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  Date

  14 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to validate certain agreements to employ or engage Australian Securities and Investments Commission staff that were purportedly made before the end of 9 March 2017. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) Bill 2017, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to adjust the rate of excise duty on tobacco other than stick form over four years to align it with the amount of duty applying to the average per stick tobacco content of cigarettes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment (Fee Streamlining and Other Measures) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Act 2015

  to: simplify the commercial fee framework; and increase fees for residential property purchases by 10 per cent for acquisitions of $10 million or less. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medicare Guarantee (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medicare Guarantee Bill 2017, the bill amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Medicare Guarantee Fund. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum