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Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Not Proceeding
Portfolio	Treasury

Summary

The bill: repeals the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Act 2012, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Customs) Act 2012, Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) Act 2012 and Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—General) Act 2012; amends the: Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to provide that companies can carry tax losses forward to use as a deduction for a future year; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to: amend the instant asset write-off threshold provisions for small business entities; provide that motor vehicle purchases made by small business entities will be treated as normal business assets for depreciation purposes; and provide that geothermal energy exploration and prospecting expenditure are no longer immediately deductible; Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 to delay increases in the superannuation guarantee rate for a two-year period; Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003 to abolish the low income superannuation contribution; Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to abolish the income support bonus payment; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to abolish the schoolkids bonus payment; and makes consequential amendments to 13 Acts.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13/11/13
Second reading moved	13/11/13
Second reading debate	19/11/13
Second reading debate	20/11/13
Second reading agreed to	20/11/13
Third reading agreed to	20/11/13

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	02/12/13
Second reading moved	02/12/13
Second reading debate	18/03/14
Second reading debate	20/03/14
Second reading debate	24/03/14
Second reading debate	25/03/14
Second reading negatived	25/03/14