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• Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to effect three private health insurance tiers, the bill amends the

  A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge--Fringe Benefits) Act 1999

  to increase the rate of Medicare levy surcharge for taxpayers who do not have complying health insurance and whose income (including reportable fringe benefits) for surcharge purposes is above the relevant Medicare levy surcharge threshold. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to effect three private health insurance tiers, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983

  to reduce the amount of private health insurance rebate eligible taxpayers with complying private health insurance are entitled to when their income for surcharge purposes is above the relevant Medicare levy surcharge threshold. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill: amends the

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to establish a framework to protect the confidentiality of taxpayer information by placing a general prohibition on the disclosure of taxpayer information except in certain specified circumstances; makes consequential amendments to 38 other Acts; contains a regulation making power; and repeals the

  A New Tax System (Bonuses for Older Australians) Act 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick
  BROWN, Sen Bob
  JOYCE, Sen Barnaby 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to require Food Standards Australia New Zealand to develop and approve labelling standards to be used by food producers, manufacturers and distributors of food containing palm oil. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Improving the Producer Offset) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CIOBO, Steven, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to specify the criteria the Commissioner of Taxation must consider when making a special assessments decision in relation to the producer offset. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006

  to extend nuclear test participant eligibility to certain Australian Protective Service officers;

  Defence Service Homes Act 1918

  to enable Defence Service Homes Insurance to pay the New South Wales State Emergency Services levy;

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to: time limits for claims for certain travel expenses; the aggravation of war-caused or defence-caused injury or disease remaining compensable; dependants of veterans who were prisoners of war; and review of the Statement of Principles;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to the serving of notices or other documents;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to: require that certain lump sum compensation payments are made into the recipient’s account; and make technical amendments; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to enable Victoria Cross recipients to receive a Victoria Cross allowance or annuity under the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  and from a foreign country. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  to repeal the provision which enables the Governor-General to disallow and recommend amendments to, any Act made by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Occupational Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991

  to provide that the manufacture, supply, installation, design and safe use of lifts are regulated;

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to: restore Comcare’s access to the Consolidated Revenue Fund to pay compensation claims for diseases with long latency periods; re-instate workers’ compensation claims arising from off-site recess injuries; allow for compensation for medical expenses to be paid when payment of compensation benefits is suspended; and set time limits within which claims must be determined; and

  Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991

  ,

  Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993

  and

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  to make amendments consequent on the commencement of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Material Lessening of Competition—Richmond Amendment) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to prevent corporations from directly or indirectly merging with or acquiring an asset which would result in material lessening of competition in the relevant market. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), the bill establishes the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority as an independent statutory body to administer the CPRS, the Renewable Energy Target and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System. Also contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum