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• Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023, the bill amends: 7 Acts to make consequential amendments; the

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

  to enable the disclosure of information about a recognised assessment activity in relation to a registered entity in certain circumstances; the

  Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021

  to reduce the frequency of certain periodic reviews; 6 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments in the Treasury portfolio; the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; and the

  Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998

  and 4 other Acts in relation to the payments regulatory framework. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (SMS Sender ID Register) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Communications 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to require the Australian Communications and Media Authority to establish and maintain an SMS Sender ID Register. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024, the bill imposes global and domestic minimum taxes in respect of profits of multinational enterprises that have been undertaxed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024, the bill establishes a taxation framework to implement the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Rules (which ensure that multinational enterprises pay a minimum level of tax on the income arising in each of the jurisdictions in which they operate) and an Australian domestic minimum tax for certain multinational enterprise groups with an annual global revenue of at least EUR 750 million. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Incentivising Food Donations to Charitable Organisations) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SMITH, Sen Dean 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to provide a tax offset for companies for certain expenditure incurred in undertaking food donations activities for registered food charities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Enshrines the objective of superannuation in legislation and requires a statement of compatibility to be included in the explanatory materials accompanying bills and regulations relating to superannuation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023, the bill imposes a tax rate of 15 per cent for superannuation earnings corresponding to the percentage of an individual’s superannuation balance that exceeds $3 million for an income year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Pensioner and Veteran Workforce Participation) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Aug 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SMITH, Sen Dean 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

  to enable age pensioners and certain veterans' entitlement recipients to have their payment suspended for up to two years, instead of cancelled, if their income, which includes some income from the recipient's own employment, precludes payment; and provide for the same suspension period for partners of the age pension, disability support pension and certain veterans' entitlements recipients, where the partner is receiving a social security pension or certain veterans' entitlements;

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to make minor amendments to the existing suspension provisions for disability support pensioners; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

  to: provide that working age pensioners, disability support pensioners and certain veterans' entitlements recipients, and their pensioner partners, can retain their pensioner concession card for up to two years after their payment ceases; and increase to $600 the amount of income age pensioners and certain veterans' entitlement recipients can earn each fortnight while still receiving maximum pension payments and provide for a review, and sunsetting, of these amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the

  ]Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997

  to prohibit the Snowy Hydro Company and Snowy hydro-group companies from being involved in creating or investing in new fossil fuel-based electricity generation capacity. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Reducing Supermarket Dominance Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: provides for a limit on market share for supermarket businesses, including enforced progressive divesture to 20 per cent over a 5-year period where necessary; and establishes a Commissioner for Food Retailing to administer limits on market share and promote competition and fairness principles. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum