The Economics Legislation Committee examined legislation referred to it by the Senate, scrutinised proposed annual and additional expenditure and monitored the administration and annual reports of government portfolios including Treasurer, industry, science, technology, industrial relations, tourism and resources.
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, and officers from the Department of the Treasury and related agencies appearing before an additional estimates hearing of the Economics Legislation Committee, 17 February 2005. Seated facing camera L-R: Senators Stephen Conroy, Ursula Stephens [Deputy Chair] and Kate Lundy, Dr Anthony Marinac [Acting Secretary], Senators George Brandis [Chair], Grant Chapman, Andrew Murray and Lyn Allison. DPS Auspic.
Reports
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Consideration of the World Trade Organization Amendments BillsParliamentary paper number 474/1994
Estimates Report, December 1994Parliamentary paper number 471/1994
Consideration of the Income Tax (Deficit Deferral) Bill 1994; Income Tax Rates Amendment Bill 1994 and Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1994Parliamentary paper number 474/1994
Examination of Annual Reports - No. 1 of 1995Parliamentary paper number 484/1995
Consideration of the Competition Policy Reform Bill 1995Parliamentary paper number 486/1995
Estimates Report, June 1995Parliamentary paper number 491/1995
Customs and Excise Legislation Amendment Bill 1995Parliamentary paper number 486/1995
Provisions of the Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Modification (General) Bill 1995Parliamentary paper number 486/1995
Examination of Annual Reports - No. 2 of 1995Parliamentary paper number 485/1995
Consideration of Provisions of the Taxation Laws Amendment (FBT Cost of Compliance) Bill 1995Parliamentary paper number 488/1995
Consideration of the Customs and Excise Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1995Parliamentary paper number 488/1995
Estimates Report, November 1995Parliamentary paper number 492/1995
Agencies Failing to Report to the Parliament for the 1993-94 Financial YearParliamentary paper number 466/1995
Examination of Annual Reports - No. 1 of 1996Parliamentary paper number 425/1996
Provisions of the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1996Parliamentary paper number 432/1996
Examination of Annual Reports - No. 2 of 1996Parliamentary paper number 426/1996
Estimates Report, October 1996Parliamentary paper number 431/1996
Industry Research and Development Amendment Bill 1996Parliamentary paper number 428/1996
Bounty Legislation Amendment Bill 1996Parliamentary paper number 428/1996
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1996Parliamentary paper number 428/1996
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1996Parliamentary paper number 428/1996
Examination of Annual Reports: No. 1 of 1997Parliamentary paper number 135/1997
Estimates Report, March 1997Parliamentary paper number 137/1997
Customs and Excise Legislation Amendment Bill (No.2) 1996 (No.2)Parliamentary paper number 138/1997
Productivity Commission Bill 1996 and Productivity Commission (Repeals, Transitional and Consequential Amendments) Bill 1996Parliamentary paper number 138/1997
Public Equity in Telstra Corporation LtdParliamentary paper number 133/1997
Financial Laws Amendment Bill 1996Parliamentary paper number 138/1997
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Bill 1996Parliamentary paper number 138/1997
Taxation Laws Amendment (Infrastructure Borrowings) Bill 1997Parliamentary paper number 138/1997
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.2) 1997Parliamentary paper number 138/1997
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.3) 1997Parliamentary paper number 138/1997
Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No.1) 1997Parliamentary paper number 138/1997
Estimates Report, June 1997Parliamentary paper number 136/1997
Examination of Annual Reports: No. 2 of 1997Parliamentary paper number 470/1997
Customs Legislation (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 1997 and Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 1997Parliamentary paper number 461/1997
Workplace Relations Amendment Bill 1997Parliamentary paper number 461/1997
Estimates Report, November 1997Parliamentary paper number 465/1997
Provisions of the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.5) 1997Parliamentary paper number 461/1997
Taxation Laws Amendment (Trust Loss and Other Deductions) Bill 1997, Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Bill 1997and related bill & Medicare Levy Consequential Amendment (Trust Loss) Bill 1997 (Errata tabled 2 March 1998)Parliamentary paper number 461/1997
Examination of Annual Reports - No. 1 of 1998Parliamentary paper number 147/1998
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.7) 1997Parliamentary paper number 145/1998
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Sector Reform BillsParliamentary paper number 145/1998
Estimates Report, June 1998Parliamentary paper number 144/1998
Trade Practices Amendment (Country of Origin Representations) Bill 1998Parliamentary paper number 145/1998
Taxation Laws Amendment (Part-Time Students) Bill 1997Parliamentary paper number 145/1998
Interim Report on the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.4) 1998 (presented to the President of the Senate on 11 August 1998)
Examination of Annual Reports: No.2 of 1998Parliamentary paper number 401/1998
Estimates Report, March 1999Parliamentary paper number 94/1999
Examination of Annual Reports: No. 1 of 1999Parliamentary paper number 58/1999
Financial Sector (Transfers of Business) Bill 1999, Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill (No.1) 1999, and Income Tax Rates Amendment (RSAs Provided by Registered Organizations) Bill 1999Parliamentary paper number 99/1999
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.4.) 1998Parliamentary paper number 99/1999
Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill (No.3) 1999Parliamentary paper number 99/1999
Estimates Report, June 1999Parliamentary paper number 154/1999
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Bill 1999Parliamentary paper number 99/1999
Customs Amendment (Warehouses) Bill 1999 and the Import Processing Charges Amendment (Warehouses) Bill 1999Parliamentary paper number 447/1999
Examination of Annual Reports: No. 2 of 1999Parliamentary paper number 185/1999
Superannuation Contributions and Termination Payments Taxes Legislation Amendment Bill 1999Parliamentary paper number 447/1999
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.5) 1999Parliamentary paper number 447/1999
A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Bill 1999Parliamentary paper number 447/1999
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.8) 1999Parliamentary paper number 447/1999
Diesel and Alternative Fuels Grants Scheme (Administration and Compliance) Bill 1999Parliamentary paper number 447/1999
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 9) 1999Parliamentary paper number 447/1999
A New Tax System (Indirect Tax and Consequential Amendments) Bill 1999 and A New Tax System (Indirect Tax and Consequential Amendments) Bill (No.2) 1999Parliamentary paper number 447/1999
Estimates Report, March 2000Parliamentary paper number 83/2000
Examination of Annual Reports - No. 1 of 2000Parliamentary paper number 157/2000
Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No.1) 2000 and Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No.1) 2000Parliamentary paper number 151/2000
A New Tax System (Trade Practices Amendment Bill) 2000Parliamentary paper number 151/2000
New Business Tax System (Alienation of Personal Services Income) Bill 2000 and related bills (Erratum tabled 7 June 2000)Parliamentary paper number 151/2000
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.11) 1999Parliamentary paper number 151/2000
New Business Tax System (Integrity Measures) Bill 2000Parliamentary paper number 151/2000
Estimates Report, June 2000Parliamentary paper number 153/2000
A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Bill (No.2) 2000Parliamentary paper number 151/2000
Sales Tax (Customs) (Industrial Safety Equipment) Bill 2000, SalesTax (Excise) (Industrial Safety Equipment) Bill 2000, Sales Tax (General) (Industrial Safety Equipment) Bill 2000 and Sales Tax (Industrial Safety Equipment) (Transitional Provisions) BillParliamentary paper number 151/2000
Petroleum Excise Amendment (Measures to Address Evasion) Bill 2000Parliamentary paper number 446/2000
Excise Amendment (Compliance Improvement) Bill 2000Parliamentary paper number 446/2000
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Bill (No.1) 2000Parliamentary paper number 446/2000
Examination of Annual Reports: No. 2 of 2000Parliamentary paper number 444/2000
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.7) 2000Parliamentary paper number 446/2000
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.8) 2000Parliamentary paper number 446/2000
Annual Reports referred to Legislation Committees: No. 1 of 2001Parliamentary paper number 43/2001
Estimates Report, March 2001Parliamentary paper number 64/2001
Estimates Report, June 2001Parliamentary paper number 132/2001
Patents Amendment Bill 2001Parliamentary paper number 237/2001
Taxation Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2001Parliamentary paper number 237/2001
Scrutiny of Annual Reports: No. 2 of 2001Parliamentary paper number 172/2001
Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2001Parliamentary paper number 329/2002
Estimates Report, March 2002Parliamentary paper number 243/2002
Taxation Laws Amendment (Superannuation) Bill (No. 1) 2002 [and] Income Tax (Superannuation Payments Withholding Tax) Bill 2002Parliamentary paper number 329/2002
Scrutiny of Annual Reports: No. 1 of 2002Parliamentary paper number 242/2002
Estimates Report, June 2002Parliamentary paper number 328/2002
New Business Tax System (Consolidation) Bill (No. 1) 2002Parliamentary paper number 329/2002
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2002Parliamentary paper number 329/2002
Diesel Fuel Rebate Scheme Amendment Bill 2002Parliamentary paper number 329/2002
Space Activities Amendment Bill 2002Parliamentary paper number 606/2002
Annual Reports (No. 2 of 2002)Parliamentary paper number 573/2002
New Business Tax System (Consolidation, Value Shifting, Demergers and Other Measures) Bill 2002Parliamentary paper number 606/2002
Provisions of the Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002 [and] Provisions of the Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002Parliamentary paper number 606/2002
Provisions of the New Business Tax System (Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2002Parliamentary paper number 606/2002
Inspector-General of Taxation Bill 2002Parliamentary paper number 606/2002
Trade Practices Amendment (Liability for Recreational Services) Bill 2002Parliamentary paper number 606/2002
Provisions of the Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002Parliamentary paper number 606/2002
Additional estimates 2002-03Parliamentary paper number 55/2003
Provisions of the Corporations Amendment (Repayment of Directors' Bonuses) Bill 2002Parliamentary paper number 152/2003
Annual reports (No. 1 of 2003)Parliamentary paper number 56/2003
Provisions of the Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Bill 2003 and the Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003Parliamentary paper number 152/2003
Provisions of the Corporations Legislation Amendment Bill 2002, the Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2002 and the Corporations (Review Fees) Bill 2002Parliamentary paper number 152/2003
Provisions of the Terrorism Insurance Bill 2002Parliamentary paper number 152/2003
Provisions of the Designs Bill 2002 and the Designs (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (presented out of session on 28 May 2003)Parliamentary paper number 152/2003
Provisions of the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2003Parliamentary paper number 152/2003
Provisions of the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 8) 2002Parliamentary paper number 152/2003
Budget estimates 2003-04Parliamentary paper number 151/2003
New Business Tax System (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Bill (No. 1) 2003Parliamentary paper number 439/2003
Provisions of the Trade Practices Amendment (Personal Injuries and Death) Bill 2003Parliamentary paper number 439/2003
Provisions of the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 2003Parliamentary paper number 439/2003
Provisions of the Financial Services Reform Amendment Bill 2003Parliamentary paper number 439/2003
Provisions of the ACIS Administration Amendment Bill 2003 and the Customs Tariff Amendment (ACIS) Bill 2003Parliamentary paper number 439/2003
Provisions of the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.7) 2003Parliamentary paper number 439/2003
Annual reports (No. 2 of 2003)Parliamentary paper number 267/2003
Provisions of the Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Bill 2003 and the Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 (Errata tabled 24 November 2003)Parliamentary paper number 439/2003
Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Bill 2003Parliamentary paper number 439/2003
Provisions of the International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill 2003 (presented out of session on 3 November 2003)Parliamentary paper number 439/2003
Financial Services Reform Amendment Bill 2003Parliamentary paper number 439/2003
Provisions of the Taxation Laws Amendment (Superannuation Contributions Splitting) Bill 2003 and associated regulationsParliamentary paper number 439/2003
Provisions of the Superannuation Safety Amendment Bill 2003 (presented out of session on 19 February 2004)Parliamentary paper number 141/2004
Annual reports (No. 1 of 2004)Parliamentary paper number 84/2004
Provisions of the Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Bill 2004 and the Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2004Parliamentary paper number 141/2004
Additional estimates 2003-04Parliamentary paper number 63/2004
Taxation Laws (Clearing and Settlement Facility Support) Bill 2003Parliamentary paper number 141/2004
Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 1) Bill 2004Parliamentary paper number 141/2004
New International Tax Arrangements Bill 2003Parliamentary paper number 141/2004
Provisions of the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Professional Standards) Bill 2003 (additional information tabled 15 June 2004)Parliamentary paper number 141/2004
Provisions of the Tourism Australia Bill 2004 (additional information tabled on 16 June 2004)Parliamentary paper number 141/2004
Budget estimates 2004-05Parliamentary paper number 140/2004
Superannuation Budget Measures Bill 2004, Superannuation Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 1) Bill 2004 and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 2) Bill 2004 (additional information tabled on 22 June 2004) (corrigendum tabled on 24 June 2004)Parliamentary paper number 141/2004
Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 3) Bill 2004Parliamentary paper number 141/2004
Provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (Wine Producer Rebate and Other Measures) Bill 2004Parliamentary paper number 209/2004
Provisions of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Amendment (Post-2005 scheme) Bill 2004 and the Customs Tariff Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Post-2005 Arrangements) Bill 2004Parliamentary paper number 209/2004
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 2) [Statutory Rules 2004 No. 84]Parliamentary paper number 208/2004
Annual reports (No. 2 of 2004) (presented out of session on 1 September 2004)Parliamentary paper number 239/2004
Provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (Superannuation Reporting) Bill 2004Parliamentary paper number 228/2004
Provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 7) Bill 2004 (additional information tabled on 16 March 2005)Parliamentary paper number 172/2005
Additional estimates 2004-05Parliamentary paper number 64/2005
Officials from the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources appear before the Economics Legislation Committee with Senator the Hon Nick Minchin, Minister for Finance and Administration , 16 February 2005.
Annual reports (No. 1 of 2005)Parliamentary paper number 60/2005
Provisions of the Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005Parliamentary paper number 172/2005
Budget estimates 2005-06Parliamentary paper number 171/2005
Superannuation Bill 2005; Superannuation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2005; Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Superannuation Funds) Bill 2005Parliamentary paper number 172/2005
Provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (Improvements to Self Assessment) Bill (No. 1) 2005 and Shortfall Interest Charge (Imposition) Bill 2005Parliamentary paper number 172/2005
Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Bill 2005 (additional evidence tabled on 5 September 2005)Parliamentary paper number 172/2005
Provisions of the Trade Practices Amendment (National Access Regime) Bill 2005Parliamentary paper number 462/2005
Provisions of the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Bill 2005Parliamentary paper number 462/2005
Annual reports (No. 2 of 2005)Parliamentary paper number 202/2005
Provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (Loss Recoupment Rules and Other Measures) Bill 2005Parliamentary paper number 462/2005
Provisions of the Future Fund Bill 2005Parliamentary paper number 145/2006
Annual reports (No. 1 of 2006)Parliamentary paper number 84/2006
Additional estimates 2005-06Parliamentary paper number 61/2006
Interim report - Provisions of the Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2005 (presented out of session on 2 May 2006) (see report tabled on 11 May 2006 - PP 145/06)
Provisions of the Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006Parliamentary paper number 145/2006
Interim report - Provisions of the Customs Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006 and three related bills (presented out of session on 7 June 2006) (see report tabled on 15 June 2006 - PP 145/06)
Interim report - Provisions of the Fuel Tax Bill 2006 and the Fuel Tax (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 (presented out of session on 7 June 2006) (see report tabled on 15 June 2006 - PP 145/06)
Provisions of the Customs Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006 and three related bills (presented out of session on 14 June 2006)Parliamentary paper number 145/2006
Provisions of the Fuel Tax Bill 2006 and the Fuel Tax (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 (presented out of session on 14 June 2006) (erratum presented out of session on 14 July 2006)Parliamentary paper number 145/2006
Budget estimates 2006-07Parliamentary paper number 144/2006
Provisions of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 2006 and the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Instalment Transfer Interest Charge Imposition) Bill 2006 (presented out of session on 21 June 2006)Parliamentary paper number 145/2006
Provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 3) Bill 2006 (presented out of session on 21 June 2006)Parliamentary paper number 145/2006
Provisions of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006Parliamentary paper number 436/2006
Interim report - Provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill 2006 (presented out of session on 31 August 2006) (see report tabled on 9 October 2006 - PP 437/06)
Annual reports (No. 2 of 2006)Parliamentary paper number 175/2006
![Senator the Hon Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, and officers from the Department of the Treasury and related agencies appearing before an additional estimates hearing of the Economics Legislation Committee, 17 February 2005. Seated facing camera L-R: Senators Stephen Conroy, Ursula Stephens [Deputy Chair] and Kate Lundy, Dr Anthony Marinac [Acting Secretary], Senators George Brandis [Chair], Grant Chapman, Andrew Murray and Lyn Allison. DPS Auspic.](http://103.18.108.76/uploads/21d/21d39c56dfb63e2f46cb/c025-economics-estimates-050102di-05.jpg)