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• Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to: addition of Melbourne University Private to the list of Table B higher education providers; new maximum aggregate funding levels for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme; operation of summer schools; extension of time within which students must submit their Commonwealth assistance request; entitlement to HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP and OS-HELP assistance; repayments by higher education providers of advances; and definition of undergraduate and postgraduate higher education award;

  Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

  to: provide for transitional arrangements for the repayment of special purpose grants; and OS-HELP prior study requirements;

  Australian National University Act 1991

  to extend the time within which the Minister must make appointments to the ANU Council; and

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  to update annual funding caps. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Suicide Related Material Offences) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2004, the bill amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to insert new offences in relation to: the use of a carriage service, including the Internet, to access, transmit or make available suicide related material; and the possession, production, supply or acquisition of such material for use through a carriage service. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Passports (Application Fees) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill imposes, as taxes, application fees in relation to passports and other travel-related documents. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Passports (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill: repeals all provisions relating to Australian passports or travel-related documents from the

  Passports Act 1938

  and renames it the

  Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2004

  . Also makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts, including the

  Passports Act 1938

  , and contains transitional provisions, including a regulation-making power, to ensure the continuing validity of travel documents, continued application of the

  Passports Act 1938

  to pending proceedings and reviews, and application of the proposed

  Australian Passports Act 2004

  to pending applications. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Passports Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill replaces the

  Passports Act 1938

  , particularly dealing with: entitlement of Australians to a passport; retention of the administrative review regime; increased penalties for fraud; measures to minimise the impact of lost and stolen passports; and measures for refusal or cancellation of passports on certain law enforcement grounds. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Anti-Siphoning) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to extend the automatic de-listing period for events on the “anti-siphoning” list (which lists events determined by the Minister to be available free-to-air) so that events are removed 12 weeks prior to their commencement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Indirect Tax Legislation Amendment (Small Business Measures) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

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

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to: allow certain small businesses and non-profit bodies the option to report and pay the goods and services tax (GST) on an annual basis; allow small businesses to undertake annual apportionment of input tax credits for certain acquisitions and importations used for partly creditable purposes; and remove the requirement for an entity to make an annual election to continue with the option to pay GST by instalments. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New International Tax Arrangements (Managed Funds and Other Measures) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to modify the capital gains/loss tax treatment of foreign residents with interests in Australian managed funds;

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to amend the rules for determining the source of income derived by certain residents of treaty partner countries;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Financial Corporations (Transfer of Assets and Liabilities) Act 1993

  in relation to the imposition of interest withholding tax. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Surveillance Devices Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes procedures for federal, State and Territory law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  ,

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  ; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 4) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to clarify the operation of the consolidation regime and the interaction of the regime with other areas of the tax law;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to ensure that: copyright collecting societies are not taxed on copyright income they collect on behalf of members; and non-copyright income under prescribed limits is tax exempt;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 8) 2003

  to: further implement the simplified imputation system, including anti-avoidance rules in relation to exempt entities that are eligible for a refund of imputation credits; and to replace and update certain references and terminology; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: certain fire and emergency service bodies and other entities as specifically-listed deductible gift recipients; and extend an existing transitional rule in the debt/equity rules for at-call loans to 30 June 2005. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum