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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 55, 2012-13 27 November 2012 Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2012 Leah Ferris Law and Bills Digest Section Eugenia Karanikolas Economics Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Committee consideration ........................................................................................................................ 3 Financial implications .............................................................................................................................. 3 Key

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 3 Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee ............................................................................................... 3 Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform ............................................................................... 3 Senate Selection of Bills Committee .............................................................................................. 4 Statement of Compatibility with

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 The withholding tax regime for entities resident in ‘information exchange countries’ ..................... 3 The introduction of the new withholding tax regime ................................................................... 3 Amended definition of ‘managed investment trust’ ..................................................................... 4 Increase of the withholding tax

OCTOBER 23, 2012 Private health insurance rebate to deliver yet more savings for Government Image: Department of Health and Ageing The Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) included yet more changes to private health insurance rebate (PHIR) arrangements, on top of those recently implemented. These are expected to deliver

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 4 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Schedule 1—application and transitional provisions .................................................................... 5 Registration .............................................................................................................................. 5 Reporting .................................................................................................................................. 6 Protected information .............................................................................................................. 6 Review of operation of the ACNC Act

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose of the Bill .................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 ‘Developing Country’ status ................................................................................................................ 3 System of Tariff Preferences ............................................................................................................... 3 Serbia’s economy ................................................................................................................................ 4 Serbia and the EU ............................................................................................................................... 4 Serbia and the WTO ............................................................................................................................ 4 Trade between Serbia and Australia ..................................................................................................

JUNE 29, 2012 Appliance energy ratings get the standard treatment Image source :ACT government Parliamentary debates on the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) Bill have been deferred. The Bill was originally scheduled for discussion on Thursday 28 June, with the portfolio Shadow Minister to outline the Coalition’s position. Although

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 History of regulation of the wheat industry ....................................................................................... 3 Productivity commission and government response ......................................................................... 5 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 6 House of Representatives .............................................................................................................. 6 Senate ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Policy position of coalition parties ......................................................................................................