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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.
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.
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
Infrastructure Australia Act 2008 2008 (No. 17) Yes (as amended) Infrastructure Australia Amendment Act 2014 2014 (No. 77) Yes (as made) Infrastructure Certificate Cancellation Tax Act 1994 1994 (No. 160) No Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 2016 (No. 11) Yes (as made) Inspector of Transport Security Act 2006
These reforms simplified the process for accessing government information, tightened the exemptions to information release, strengthened independent oversight and review of FOI administration, promoted proactive publication of government information, and clearly stated the open government object of the FOI Act.
Unlike some other countries, personal income tax in Australia is imposed on an individual and not on a family unit. Individuals are also taxed on their share of any partnership or trust profits to which they are entitled for the financial year. A tax file number is a personal reference
In the 2016 federal budget, the government proposed to abolish, effective 1 July 2017, the exemption for investment income on a retirement phase account if the balance in the account exceeds $1.6 million. Where all the members of a fund are retired with balances below this threshold then the whole of the fund's income is tax exempt.
Part IV Certain agencies, such as the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, are given a blanket exemption. Exemptions also apply to documents held by contractors and those relating to commercial activities. [79] Even within the scope of permitted material, there must be regard to the statutory boundary that Parliament has imposed. [80]