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- WOOL SERVICES PRIVATISATION BILL 2000
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AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL BILL 2000
AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL (CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2000 - QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Goods and Services Tax: Building Industry
(Lawrence, Dr Carmen, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Economy: Performance
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Research and Development: Government Policy
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Education: Literacy and Numeracy
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Education: Funding
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Goods and Services Tax: Price Rises
(Gambaro, Teresa, MP, Hockey, Joe, MP)
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Goods and Services Tax: Building Industry
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Members of Parliament: Entitlements
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Job Network: Monitoring Authority
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Employment National: Job Network Contracts
(Tanner, Lindsay, MP, Fahey, John, MP) -
Exports: Economic Benefits
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Employment National: Job Network Contracts
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Pacific Islands Forum: Fisheries Convention
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Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business: Telecard
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Aboriginals: Health and Welfare
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Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business: Telecard
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Tax Reform: Child Care
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Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business: Telecard
(Beazley, Kim, MP, Fahey, John, MP)
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AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL BILL 2000
AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL (CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2000 - ADJOURNMENT
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HORTICULTURE MARKETING AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BILL 2000
HORTICULTURE MARKETING AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2000 - HORTICULTURE MARKETING AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2000
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Centre for Global Financial Services: Axiss Australia
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Goods and Services Tax: Treasury Portfolio Compliance
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Tea Tree Oil: Dumping
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Human Rights: International Committees
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Department of Finance and Administration: Salary and Staffing Levels
(Tanner, Lindsay, MP, Fahey, John, MP) -
Visas: Temporary Protection
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China: Organ Transplants
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India: Military Acquisitions
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Australian Defence Force: Retention Bonuses
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Australian Defence Force: Isolated Establishment Allowance
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Grandparents: Custody and Care of Grandchildren
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Goods and Services Tax: Savings Bonus
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Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
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Australian Human Rights: Issues
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Refugees: Assessments
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Refugees: Privacy
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Refugees: Kosovars
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Department of the Environment and Heritage: Programs and Grants to Melbourne Ports Electorate
(Danby, Michael, MP, Truss, Warren, MP) -
Melbourne Ports Electorate: Regional Tourism Programs
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Visas: Temporary Protection
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Colston, Former Senator: Movement Records
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Department of Defence: Property Sales
(Brereton, Laurie, MP, Moore, John, MP)
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Centre for Global Financial Services: Axiss Australia
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Mr Hatton
asked the Treasurer, upon notice, on 14 August 2000:
(1) Is the Minister's Department and agencies within the Minister's portfolio compliant in respect of the Goods and Services Tax.
(2) What action did the Minister's Department and agencies within the Minister's portfolio take to ensure that they were GST ready by 1 July 2000.
(3) Is the Minister able to guarantee that no agency within the Minister's portfolio will suffer negative impacts on its budget or services due to the GST; if not, or if the guarantee was subsequently proved incorrect, would the Minister be prepared to resign.
Mr Costello (Treasurer)
—The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
(1) In June 2000, the Chief Executives of all agencies within my portfolio were asked to provide me with written confirmation that they would be able to comply with The New Tax System from 1 July 2000. I received such assurances from each agency.
(2) Through a timely process of internal reviews of existing processes, inter-agency consultation, liaison with the Australian Taxation Office, and consultation with the GST Implementation Unit of the Department of Finance and Administration, Treasury, and portfolio agencies identified areas of their systems requiring modification to ensure GST compliance, implemented these modifications, and provided staff with relevant training.
(3) The implementation and ongoing management of tax reform by agencies is the responsibility of their respective chief executive officers or boards of management (as applicable). While the Government will continue to monitor the impact of the implementation of The New Tax System, the reforms are not expected to reduce the level of funding of agencies in this portfolio in real terms.