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• Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2016

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  Date

  01 Dec 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the S

  uperannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Act 2007

  to reduce the rate of the departing Australia superannuation payments tax from 95 per cent to 65 per cent for working holiday makers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Amendment (PSSAP Membership) Bill 2016

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  Date

  01 Dec 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation Act 200

  5 to enable members of the Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (PSSAP) who move to non-Commonwealth employment to remain in the scheme as contributory members. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Update (A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations) Bill 2016

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  Date

  30 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Regional Development 

  Summary

  Amends: 18 Acts to incorporate modifications made by the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations; and the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations to remove certain provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2017

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  Date

  09 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  The bill: creates the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

  which will be a re-enacted version of the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  that is modified to apply only to members of the Defence Force and their dependants; and amends: the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to remove entitlement to compensation for members of the Defence Force and their dependants; eight Acts to make consequential amendments; and the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to interactions between compensation and other benefits provided to members of the Defence Force and their dependants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation (Excess Transfer Balance Tax) Imposition Bill 2016

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  Date

  09 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Bill 2016, the bill imposes an excess transfer balance tax on the notional earnings of capital moved into a retirement phase superannuation account that is in excess of $1.6 million. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Assistance Alignment and Other Measures) Bill 2016

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  Date

  20 Oct 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

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

  and

  Social Services Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2016

  to provide that clear date of effect rules operate in relation to certain review decisions that create new or increased entitlements to family tax benefit (FTB);

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

  to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the proposed

  Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Act 2016

  which proposes to phase out FTB supplements by 1 July 2018; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to correct an error made to the youth allowance rate calculator method statement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepare, Trial, Hire) Bill 2016

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  Date

  13 Oct 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide that fortnightly incentive payments made to young job seekers undertaking internships under the Youth Jobs PaTH do not affect social security payments or veterans’ entitlements; and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide that young job seekers employed by a Youth Jobs PaTH employer may have their social security payments suspended rather than cancelled in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Amendment Bill 2016

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  Date

  12 Oct 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to tax arrangements for working holiday makers, the bill amends the

  Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Act 2007

  to increase the rate of the departing Australia superannuation payments tax to 95 per cent for working holiday makers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Student Payments) Bill 2017

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  Date

  14 Sep 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: remove the assets test exemption for youth allowance and austudy payment recipients whose partner receives certain income support payments; extend the means test rules used to assess interests in trusts and companies to independent youth allowance and austudy payment recipients; align income test treatment of gift payments from immediate family members with existing pension rules; harmonise the family tax benefit and youth allowance parental income tests by including tax free pensions and benefits as income for the parental income test; ensure that all students receiving income support receive a health care card; and enable the Australian Statistical Geography Standard remoteness structure used to assess eligibility for student payments to be automatically updated. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision (Spring 2016) Bill 2016

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  Date

  01 Sep 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: 19 Acts to correct technical errors; the

  Public Lending Right Act 1985

  to insert generic references; and the

  International Labour Organisation (Compliance with Conventions) Act 1992

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to remove obsolete provisions. Also repeals the

  Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum