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Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Bill 2012

Schedule 1 Amendments

   

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

1  Subsection 3(1) (definition of family surcharge threshold )

Repeal the definition.

2  Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

family tier 1 threshold , of a person for a year of income, means the family tier 1 threshold (within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 ) of the person for the financial year corresponding to the year of income.

3  Subsection 3(1) (definition of singles surcharge threshold )

Repeal the definition.

4  Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

singles tier 1 threshold , of a person for a year of income, means the singles tier 1 threshold (within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 ) of the person for the financial year corresponding to the year of income.

5  Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

tier 2 earner has the meaning given by section 6.

6  Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

tier 3 earner has the meaning given by section 6.

7  Sections 5A and 6

Repeal the sections, substitute:

6   What is a tier 2 earner and tier 3 earner

             (1)  Subject to this section, for the purposes of this Act:

                     (a)  tier 2 earner , for a year of income, means a tier 2 earner (within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 ) for the financial year corresponding to the year of income; and

                     (b)  tier 3 earner , for a year of income, means a tier 3 earner (within the meaning of that Act) for the financial year corresponding to the year of income.

             (2)  In determining whether a person is a tier 2 earner or tier 3 earner for a year of income for the purposes of this Act, section 22-30 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 operates with the modification set out in subsection (3).

             (3)  Replace paragraph 22-30(1)(b) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 with the following paragraph:

                     (b)  on any day in the year, the person has one or more dependants (within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 ), other than a dependant to whom the person is married (within the meaning of that Act):

8  Paragraph 12(1)(a)

Omit “the singles surcharge threshold”, substitute “the person’s singles tier 1 threshold”.

9  At the end of section 12

Add:

             (4)  Increase the amount of each percentage mentioned in subsections (2) and (3) by 0.25 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 2 earner for the year of income.

             (5)  Increase the amount of each percentage mentioned in subsections (2) and (3) by 0.5 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 3 earner for the year of income.

10  Paragraph 13(1)(a)

Omit “family surcharge threshold”, substitute “family tier 1 threshold”.

11  At the end of section 13

Add:

             (5)  Increase the amount of each percentage mentioned in subsections (3) and (4) by 0.25 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 2 earner for the year of income.

             (6)  Increase the amount of each percentage mentioned in subsections (3) and (4) by 0.5 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 3 earner for the year of income.

12  Paragraph 15(1)(b)

Omit “family surcharge threshold”, substitute “family tier 1 threshold”.

13  At the end of section 15

Add:

             (3)  Increase the amount of the percentage mentioned in subsection (1) by 0.25 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 2 earner for the year of income.

             (4)  Increase the amount of the percentage mentioned in subsection (1) by 0.5 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 3 earner for the year of income.

14  Paragraph 16(2)(b)

Omit “family surcharge threshold”, substitute “family tier 1 threshold”.

15  Paragraph 16(3)(b)

Omit “family surcharge threshold”, substitute “family tier 1 threshold”.

16  After subsection 16(4)

Insert:

          (4A)  Increase the amount of the percentage mentioned in subsection (4) by 0.25 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 2 earner for the year of income.

          (4B)  Increase the amount of the percentage mentioned in subsection (4) by 0.5 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 3 earner for the year of income.

17  Application

The amendments made by this Schedule apply to the 2012-13 year of income and later years of income.

(106/11)