Download Current Hansard 
View/Save XMLPrevious Fragment Next Fragment
-
Hansard
- Start of Business
- PRIVILEGE
- MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
-
BILLS
- Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2012
- Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Bill 2012
- Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012
- Navigation Bill 2012
- Navigation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) Bill 2012
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012
- Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2012
- Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Bill (No. 1) 2012
- Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 2) Bill 2012
- Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Amendment Bill 2012
- Pay As You Go Withholding Non-compliance Tax Bill 2012
- Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 3) Bill 2012
- Income Tax (Seasonal Labour Mobility Program Withholding Tax) Bill 2012
- Tax Laws Amendment (Income Tax Rates) Bill 2012
- Corporations Amendment (Proxy Voting) Bill 2012
- COMMITTEES
- BILLS
- BUSINESS
- PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
- BILLS
- STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
- DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
- DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
-
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
-
Member for Dobell
(Hartsuyker, Luke, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Carbon Pricing
(Livermore, Kirsten, MP, Combet, Greg, MP) -
Gambling
(Bishop, Julie, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Road Infrastructure
(Saffin, Janelle, MP, Albanese, Anthony, MP) -
Asylum Seekers
(Morrison, Scott, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Family Payments
(D'Ath, Yvette, MP, Macklin, Jenny, MP) -
Prime Minister
(Andrews, Kevin, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Small Business
(Cheeseman, Darren, MP, O'Connor, Brendan, MP)
-
Member for Dobell
- MOTIONS
- COMMITTEES
- AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORTS
- COMMITTEES
- PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE HOLDERS
- MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- ADJOURNMENT
- NOTICES
-
Federation Chamber
- Start of Business
- CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
- BILLS
- ADJOURNMENT
-
QUESTIONS IN WRITING
-
Foreign Affairs and Trade (Question No. 962)
(Bishop, Julie, MP, Emerson, Craig, MP) -
Prime Minister and Cabinet: Skills Training Australia Pty Ltd (Question No. 970)
(Ferguson, Laurie, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Social Inclusion: Skills Training Australia Pty Ltd (Question No. 996)
(Ferguson, Laurie, MP, Butler, Mark, MP) -
Burmese Government (Question No. 1007)
(Bishop, Julie, MP, Emerson, Craig, MP)
-
Foreign Affairs and Trade (Question No. 962)
Page: 5487
Mr BRADBURY (Lindsay—Assistant Treasurer and Minister Assisting for Deregulation) (10:49): I move:
That this bill be now read a second time.
This bill imposes withholding tax on income derived by nonresident workers participating in the Seasonal Labour Mobility Program. Seasonal workers will be subject to a final withholding tax at the rate of 15 per cent. The change will apply with effect from 1 July 2012.
The Seasonal Labour Mobility Program is a whole-of-government strategy to advance Australia's engagement in the Pacific. These measures will increase the net amount of remittances to the Pacific Islander and East Timorese participants and reduce unnecessary compliance and administration costs.
This rate of tax will only apply to holders of a special program visa—subclass 416—who are employed by 'approved employers' under the program.
Full details of the measure are contained in the explanatory memorandum.
Debate adjourned.
Ordered that the second reading be made an order of the day for the next sitting.