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• Treasury Laws Amendment (Research and Development Tax Incentive) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Act 2015

  to: permanently increase the research and development (R&D) expenditure threshold from $100 million to $150 million; link the R&D tax offset for refundable R&D tax offset claimants to their corporate tax rates plus a 13.5 percentage point premium; cap the refundability of the R&D tax offset at $4 million per annum; and increase the targeting of the R&D tax incentive to larger R&D entities with high levels of R&D intensity;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to extend the concept of tax benefits in the general anti-avoidance rule in Part IVA of the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to include the R&D tax offset;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax Rates Act 1986

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to: remake and consolidate provisions relating to clawback of R&D recoupments and feedstock adjustments; introduce a new uniform clawback rule that applies for recoupments, feedstock adjustments and balancing adjustment amounts included in an R&D entity's assessable income; and introduce a new catch-up rule for R&D assets;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to require the Commissioner of Taxation to publish information about relevant activities of R&D entities claiming the R&D tax offset following a two-year delay;

  Industry Research and Development Act 1986

  (IR&D Act) to: provide for the Board of Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) to make a determination, by notifiable instrument, about how it will exercise its powers and perform its functions and duties; and expand the existing power of the Board of ISA and its committees to delegate some or all of their functions to include certain members of the Australian Public Service; and Industry Research and Development Decision-making Principles 2011 to provide that extensions of time granted under the IR&D Act may relate to certain applications. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donation Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: extend the definition of reporting entities to include political entities, campaigners, associated entities and third parties; lower the political donation disclosure threshold from $14 000 to $2500; require disclosure by reporting entities and donors when the sum of the gifts and donations provided by the same donor to the same reporting entity is greater than the disclosure threshold; require disclosure by reporting entities within 7 days of a reportable gift being made, and require disclosure within 7 days of any subsequent gifts until the end of the reporting period; require reporting entities to lodge half-yearly returns with details of the nature and source of all reportable donations and other receipts; require reporting entities to hold an electoral expenditure account with an authorised deposit-taking institution, from which all electoral expenditure must be paid; increase the monitoring and investigatory powers of the Australian Electoral Commission; and provide for infringement notices and civil penalty provisions for reporting entities that fail to meet their disclosure obligations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to introduce penalties for an individual or body corporate undertaking actions which involve mining operations, drilling exploration, land clearing or is specified in the regulations (emissions-intensive actions) if the action has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (ACT Integrity Commission Powers) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEIGH, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  to allow the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly to make laws relating to the Australian Federal Police's (AFP) provision of police services, where those laws relate to the investigation of integrity and corruption with respect to AFP services provided for the ACT. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Strategic Assets) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

  to: prevent foreign persons or entities from acquiring more than 10 per cent or greater interest in Australian land, water or other assets that are of 'strategic economic importance' or 'strategic defensive importance' to Australia; and establish the Foreign Ownership Assessment Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Liability for Climate Change Damage (Make the Polluters Pay) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Provides that fossil fuel companies are liable for climate change damage in proportion to their greenhouse gas emissions; and enables certain persons, including those impacted by climate change, to bring legal actions against major greenhouse gas emitters for damage caused by climate change. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007

  to: amend the reporting requirements of greenhouse gas emissions to include scope 3 emissions (which are indirect greenhouse gas emissions arising as a consequence of the activities of a facility); and require the minister to table Australia's national greenhouse gas inventory estimates in Parliament every 3 months. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Representation Amendment (6 Regions Per State, 2 Senators Per Region) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  JOYCE, Barnaby, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Representation Act 1983

  to: impose a geographical requirement on the representation requirements for the Senate, comprised of 6 divisions per state represented by two senators; and

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1983

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intelligence and Security Legislation Amendment (Implementing Independent Intelligence Review) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCALLISTER, Sen Jenny 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to expand the oversight role of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) to the Australian Federal Police, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and the Office of National Intelligence (ONI);

  Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010

  and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to enable the PJCIS to request briefings and reports from the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor; and

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  and

  Office of National Intelligence Act 2018

  to require regular briefings to be given to the PJCIS by the IGIS and ONI. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking Amendment (Deposits) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  to: provide that the conversion and write-off provisions do not extend to the bail-in of deposit accounts; and provide that nothing in the Act or other Commonwealth legislation gives the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority the power to implement, authorise or direct the implementation of bail-in of deposit accounts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum