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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2013-2014-2015
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Commonwealth Grants Commission
Amendment (GST Distribution) Bill 2015
No. , 2015
(Senator Wang)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Commonwealth
Grants Commission Act 1973, and for related
purposes
No. , 2015
Commonwealth Grants Commission Amendment (GST Distribution)
Bill 2015
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Contents
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Short title ............................................................................................ 1
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Commencement .................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1--Amendme nts
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Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973
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No. , 2015
Commonwealth Grants Commission Amendment (GST Distribution)
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A Bill for an Act to amend the Commonwealth
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Grants Commission Act 1973, and for related
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purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Grants Commission
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Amendment (GST Distribution) Act 2015.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
the Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973
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1 After section 16AA
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Insert:
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16AB Inquiries relating to the distribution of Goods and Services
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Tax revenue
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If:
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(a) the Commission conducts an inquiry under section 16, 16A
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or 16AA in relation to the distribution of the Goods and
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Services Tax revenue among the States, the Northern
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Territory and the Australian Capital Territory in relation to a
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financial year; and
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(b) in conducting its inquiry, the Commission considers the
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mining revenue of a State or Territory; and
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(c) the Commission reports to the Minister;
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then, in conducting the inquiry, and making the report, the
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Commission must only take account of the mining revenue for the
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most recent financial year for which data is available at the time
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the inquiry is conducted.
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