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• Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Rates Act 1986

  to increase personal income tax thresholds for the 42 per cent and 47 per cent tax brackets in two stages, to apply to the 2004-05 and later income years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tourism Australia (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tourism 

  Summary

  Further to the Tourism Australia Bill 2004, the bill: repeals the

  Australian Tourist Commission Act 1987

  ; and puts in place transitional arrangements to facilitate the merger of the operations and employees of the Australian Tourist Commission, the Bureau of Tourism Research and the Tourism Forecasting Council into Tourism Australia. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 2) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Apr 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  in relation to the operation of the income tax law affecting life insurance companies;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and 3 other Acts in relation to the consolidation regime;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: venture capital partnerships; and franked distributions received through certain partnerships and trusts;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  in relation to fringe benefits tax (FBT) housing benefits;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: capital gains tax event K6 and demergers; deductions for United Medical Protection Limited support payments; and alienation of personal services income provisions;

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

  in relation to compulsory third party schemes;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to FBT treatment of public ambulance services; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  in relation to: taxation treatment of overseas superannuation payments; and technical corrections to foreign tax credit provisions. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tourism Australia Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Apr 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Small Business and Tourism 

  Summary

  Establishes Tourism Australia, which will amalgamate the functions of the Australian Tourist Commission, See Australia, the Tourism Forecasting Council and the Bureau of Tourism Research, plus a new unit, Tourism Events Australia. Tourism Australia will be responsible for international and domestic tourism marketing and research. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2003 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  in relation to: repeal of provisions which require the Commonwealth to retain 50.1 per cent of the equity in Telstra Corporation Limited; cessation of Ministerial directions and reporting obligations once the Commonwealth’s equity falls below certain percentages; foreign ownership limits; regular independent reviews of regional telecommunications; and sale provisions;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to permit licence conditions on Telstra to ensure that it maintains a local presence in regional, rural and remote parts of Australia;

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  , Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations and Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations to preserve employee entitlements;

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  , Archives Regulations, Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations,

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  and Ombudsman Regulations to make transitional provisions and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 1) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  in relation to: broadening the list of eligible medical expenses to include payments in relation to guide dogs; rules for payments, loans and forgiven debts made by a trustee to a private company’s shareholder; and deductions for dividends on-paid to non-resident owners;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: income tax deductions for transport expenses for travel between workplaces; small business capital gains tax relief and discretionary trusts; net input tax credits and capital gains tax; and updating the list of deductible gift recipients;

  Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

  to clarify the treatment of claims for fuel purchased in the 3 years preceding the scheme’s introduction;

  A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999

  to clarify permitted disclosure of Australian Business Number information;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to income tax deductions for fund-raising event contributions; and 5 Acts to require that charities be endorsed in order to access relevant tax concessions. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  to: extend the availability of telecommunications interception warrants to additional serious offences; extend the protections of the Act in relation to text-based communications; facilitate the recording of calls to publicly-listed Australian Security Intelligence Organisation numbers; and clarify the application of the Act to delayed access message services. Also contains a transitional provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Personal Injuries and Death) Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Further to the Trade Practices Amendment (Personal Injuries and Death) Bill 2003, the bill amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to ensure a nationally consistent approach in relation to limitation periods and constraints on damages arising from personal injury or death. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Act 1999

  ] to establish an alternative cap for certain grants in respect of value-adding activities by leather and technical textile firms for the 2003-04 and 2004-05 financial years of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Scheme. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation Laws (Clearing and Settlement Facility Support) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Ensures that there are no taxation consequences as a result of a payment out of the National Guarantee Fund under section 891A of the

  Corporations Act 2001

  (which provides for payments to prescribed bodies to fund clearing and settlement facility support). Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum