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The Federal Register of Legislation is the Australian Government's official register of federal legislation, run by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. It was created by the Legislation Act 2003 incorporating the functions and responsibilities of the now-defunct ComLaw and Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Effective July 2007 – In NSW, payroll tax is levied under the Payroll Tax Act 2007 and administered by the Taxation Administration Act 1996. Prior to 1 July 2007 – In NSW, payroll tax was levied under the Payroll Tax Act 1971 and administered by the Taxation Administration Act 1996.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is an Australian statutory agency and the principal revenue collection body for the Australian Government. The ATO has responsibility for administering the Australian federal taxation system , superannuation legislation, and other associated matters.
The Income Tax Act 1942, set high tax rates (i.e. that would reflect the combined current Commonwealth and State taxes) which made imposing State taxes unattractive or impossible. This was because the Income Tax Assessment Act 1942 required Commonwealth tax to be paid before State taxes. In effect, the scheme meant either the States had to ...
Income tax is the most important source of revenue for government within the Australian taxation system. Income tax is collected on behalf of the federal government by the Australian Taxation Office. The two statutes under which income tax is calculated are the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997; the former is ...
government information policy functions, conferred on the Australian Information Commissioner under the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010. [ 2 ] The office is an agency within the Attorney-General 's portfolio.
Principal entities are Australian Government entities that are defined in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2011 as either a: Principal non-corporate Commonwealth entity - such as a cabinet department; Principal corporate Commonwealth entity - such as the CSIRO or Reserve Bank of Australia
The commission was established in July 1933 by the Lyons government during the Great Depression to provide impartial advice on the distribution of federal government grants to the states. [2] The commission operates under the Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973 , and is responsible for measuring the relative fiscal capacity of each state ...