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• Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 6) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to roll-overs for corporate restructures;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  in relation to the collection or conservation of tax debts owed in foreign countries;

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  in relation to the late payment offset for superannuation guarantee contributions. Also makes minor amendments to six other Acts and repeals the

  Pay-roll Tax Act 1941

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 2008, the bill amends the

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  ,

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to establish criminal offences and civil sanctions for serious cartel conduct. Also makes minor and technical amendments to the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding Appropriation Bill 2008

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  Date

  25 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a standing appropriation to enable claims to be paid under the Australian Government Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding; and provides a borrowing power, to enable money to be borrowed to pay such claims, should there be insufficient funds in the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax—Minor Amendments) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Act 2008

  to clarify that: vehicle financing arrangements and contracts for such arrangements entered into before Budget night do not affect luxury car tax refunds being claimed by eligible businesses; and refunds are to be paid directly to claimants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: clarify the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's powers to regulate short selling of financial products and other similar transactions; prohibit naked short selling; and require the disclosure of covered short sale transactions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Agent Services Bill 2009

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  Date

  13 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a national Tax Practitioners Board as a statutory authority within the Australian Taxation Office; requires certain entities that provide tax agent services and Business Activity Statement (BAS) services to be registered; introduces a Code of Professional Conduct to govern tax and BAS agents; provides for disciplinary sanctions to be imposed by the Board; and replaces criminal penalties for certain misconduct by agents and unregistered entities with civil penalties and injunctions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Claims Scheme (ADIs) Levy Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Oct 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Financial Claims Scheme (General Insurers) Levy Bill 2008 and Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2008, the bill provides for regulations to be made to impose a levy on authorised deposit-taking institutions in the event that liquidation funds are not sufficient to recover the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s costs of the Financial Claims Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Claims Scheme (General Insurers) Levy Bill 2008

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  Date

  15 Oct 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Financial Claims Scheme (ADIs) Levy Bill 2008 and Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2008, the bill provides for regulations to be made to impose a levy on general insurers in the event that liquidation funds are not sufficient to recover the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s costs of the Financial Claims Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Oct 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Financial Claims Scheme (ADIs) Levy Bill 2008 and Financial Claims Scheme (General Insurers) Levy Bill 2008, the bill amends the:

  Banking Act 1959

  to establish the Early Access Facility for Depositors (EAFD) to provide access to deposit funds in a failed authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI);

  Insurance Act 1973

  to establish the Policyholder Compensation Facility (PCF) to provide access to funds from insurance claims when a general insurer fails;

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  to provide the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority with administration of the Financial Claims Scheme (comprising the EAFD and PCF);

  Banking Act 1959

  to expand the duties, powers and functions of ADI statutory managers;

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  to provide for judicial management and recapitalisation of general and life insurers; and

  Financial Sector (Business Transfer and Group Restructure) Act 1999

  to facilitate the transfer of assets and liabilities between institutions. Also makes consequential amendments to six Acts to provide for the usage of tax file numbers for the Scheme. 

  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