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  • Date
    26 Jul 2022 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to remove a duplicate definition. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 Mar 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister and Cabinet 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024, the bill provides for transitional arrangements relating to the establishment of the Net Zero Economy Authority. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 Mar 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister and Cabinet 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Net Zero Economy Authority (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024, the bill establishes the Net Zero Economy Authority to promote economic transformation as Australia transitions to a net zero emissions economy. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    29 Nov 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister and Cabinet 
    Summary
    Amends the
    COAG Reform Fund Act 2008
    and 23 other Acts to update references to COAG and Ministerial Councils to reflect the cessation of the Council of Australian Governments and changes to intergovernmental architecture. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    18 Oct 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister and Cabinet 
    Summary
    Amends 29 Acts to update certain references associated with the Crown to reflect the accession of a new Sovereign. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    29 May 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Social Services 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    ,
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
    to increase the maximum rates of Commonwealth rent assistance by 10 per cent;
    Social Security Act 1991
    to increase jobseeker payment for certain recipients who have an assessed partial capacity to work due to physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairment; and
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to expand the circumstances in which a carer may temporarily cease providing care without losing eligibility for the carer payment. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    05 Jun 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024, the bill imposes a tax rate of 1.5 per cent on build to rent developments that do not meet certain eligibility conditions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    05 Jun 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Capital Works (Build to Rent Misuse Tax) Bill 2024, the bill amends the:
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    ,
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    and
    Taxation Administration Act 1953
    to provide incentives for investors to support the construction of new build to rent developments by increasing the capital works deduction rate to 4 per cent per year and reducing the final withholding tax rate on eligible fund payments from eligible managed investment trust investments to 15 per cent;
    National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
    to extend the application of the Credit Code to buy now, pay later contracts and establish low cost credit contracts as a new category of regulated credit;
    Medicare Levy Act 1986
    to exempt eligible lump sum payments in arrears from the Medicare Levy;
    Taxation Administration Act 1953
    to impose a new reporting obligation on certain large multinational enterprises;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to update the list of deductible gift recipients;
    Federal Financial Relations Act 2009
    to update funding arrangements to support payments from the Commonwealth to the States in relation to skills and workforce development; and
    Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
    to extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by 12 months until 30 June 2025. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    29 May 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Payment Times Reporting Act 2020
    to implement recommendations of the statutory review of the Act and make other amendments in relation to the operation of the Payment Times Reporting Scheme. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    16 May 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Customs Act 1901
    and
    Excise Act 1901
    to: remove renewal requirements and renewal fees for excise and excise-equivalent warehouse licences; confer a new discretion to issue entity level excise and excise-equivalent warehouse licences; and establish a public register of excise and excise-equivalent warehouses licences and licensed premises; and
    Excise Tariff Act 1921
    to remove licence requirements for certain onshore producers of crude oil and condensate. Also makes consequential and minor amendments to 4 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.