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TRADE SUPPORT LOANS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2014

 

 

 

2013-2014 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Trade Support Loans (Consequential 

Amendments) Bill 2014 

 

No.      , 2014 

 

(Industry) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to deal with consequential and 

transitional matters in connection with the Trade 

Support Loans Act 2014, and for related purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

Commencement ................................................................................. 1

 

Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 2

 

Schedule 1--Amendments

 

4

 

Bankruptcy Act 1966

 

4

 

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

 

4

 

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

 

5

 

Taxation Administration Act 1953

 

5

 

Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983

 

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A Bill for an Act to deal with consequential and 

transitional matters in connection with the Trade 

Support Loans Act 2014, and for related purposes 

The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

1  Short title 

 

  This Act may be cited as the Trade Support Loans (Consequential 

Amendments) Act 2014

2  Commencement 

 

(1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table 

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 

Provision(s) 

Commencement 

Date/Details 

1.  Sections 1 to 3 

and anything in 

this Act not 

elsewhere covered 

by this table 

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 

 

2.  Schedule 1, 

items 1 to 25 

At the same time as sections 3 to 106 of the 

Trade Support Loans Act 2014 commence. 

 

3.  Schedule 1, 

item 26 

At the same time as the provision(s) covered 

by table item 2. 

However, the provision(s) do not commence 

at all if item 115 of Schedule 1 to the 

Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and 

Other Measures Act 2014 commences at or 

before that time. 

 

4.  Schedule 1, 

item 27 

Immediately after the commencement of the 

provision(s) covered by table item 2. 

However, the provision(s) do not commence 

at all if item 115 of Schedule 1 to the 

Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and 

Other Measures Act 2014 does not 

commence at or before the time the 

provision(s) covered by table item 2 

commence. 

 

5.  Schedule 1, 

items 28 to 35 

At the same time as the provision(s) covered 

by table item 2. 

 

Note: 

This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally 

enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of 

this Act. 

 

(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. 

Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it 

may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 

3  Schedule(s) 

 

  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 

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 

according to its terms. 

Schedule 1  Amendments 

   

 

 

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Schedule 1

--Amendments 

   

Bankruptcy Act 1966 

1  Subsection 82(3AB) 

Repeal the subsection, substitute: 

 

(3AB)  A debt incurred under any of the following is not provable in 

bankruptcy: 

 

(a)  Part 4-1 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HELP 

debts); 

 

(b)  Part 3.1 of the Trade Support Loans Act 2014 (trade support 

10 

loan debts). 

11 

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 

12 

2  Subsection 82A(2) (before paragraph (c) of the definition of 

13 

expenses of self-education

14 

Insert: 

15 

 

(bd)  a payment made in respect of, or in respect of the reduction 

16 

or discharge of, any indebtedness to the Commonwealth 

17 

under the Trade Support Loans Act 2014; or 

18 

3  Before paragraph 202(ha) 

19 

Insert: 

20 

 

(hac)  to facilitate the administration of the Trade Support Loans 

21 

Act 2014; and 

22 

4  Before paragraph 202F(1)(g) 

23 

Insert: 

24 

 

(fg)  a decision to give a notice under subsection 68(1) of the 

25 

Trade Support Loans Act 2014

26 

 

(fh)  a decision to give a notice under subsection 70(1) of the 

27 

Trade Support Loans Act 2014

28 

Amendments  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 

5  Section 12-

5 (after table item headed "timber") 

Insert: 

trade support loan 

 

limit on deduction  ..............................................................  82A 

payment made to reduce a debt to the Commonwealth 

under the Trade Support Loans Act 2014, no 

deduction unless provided as fringe benefit  .................  

 

 

 

26-20 

6  Before paragraph 26-20(1)(d) 

Insert: 

 

(cd)  a payment made to reduce a debt to the Commonwealth 

under Chapter 3 of the Trade Support Loans Act 2014; or 

7  Subsection 995-1(1) 

Insert: 

accumulated TSL debt has the meaning given by section 35 of the 

10 

Trade Support Loans Act 2014

11 

Taxation Administration Act 1953 

12 

8  Section 8AAZA 

13 

Insert: 

14 

compulsory TSL repayment amount has the same meaning as in 

15 

the Trade Support Loans Act 2014

16 

9  Section 8AAZLD (heading) 

17 

Repeal the heading, substitute: 

18 

8AAZLD  Special priority credits 

19 

10  Before paragraph 8AAZLD(b) 

20 

Insert: 

21 

 

(ad)  then against any compulsory TSL repayment amount of the 

22 

entity; and 

23 

Schedule 1  Amendments 

   

 

 

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11  Paragraph 8WA(1AA)(b) 

After "(haa),", insert "(hac),". 

12  Paragraphs 8WB(1A)(a) and (b) 

After "(haa),", insert "(hac),". 

13  Section 6-1 in Schedule 1 

After "(HELP)", insert ", liability to repay debts in relation to trade 

support loan". 

14  Before paragraph 11-1(da) in Schedule 1 

Insert: 

 

(cd)  amounts of liabilities to the Commonwealth under Chapter 3 

10 

of the Trade Support Loans Act 2014; and 

11 

15  Subsection 15-25(1) in Schedule 1 

12 

After "(ca),", insert "(cd),". 

13 

16  Before paragraph 15-30(da) in Schedule 1 

14 

Insert: 

15 

 

(cd)  the percentage referred to in the definition of applicable 

16 

percentage of repayment income in subsection 46(1) (about 

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repayments of accumulated TSL debt) of the Trade Support 

18 

Loans Act 2014 for any financial year starting on or after 

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1 July 2014; 

20 

17  Paragraph 15-50(1)(b) in Schedule 1 

21 

After "(ca),", insert "(cd),". 

22 

18  Before paragraph 45-5(1)(d) in Schedule 1 

23 

Insert: 

24 

 

(cd)  amounts of liabilities to the Commonwealth under Chapter 3 

25 

of the Trade Support Loans Act 2014; and 

26 

19  Section 45-340 in Schedule 1 (method statement, before 

27 

step 3A) 

28 

Insert: 

29 

Amendments  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Step 3AC.  The amount (if any) that you would have been liable to 

pay for the 

*

base year in respect of an 

*

accumulated TSL 

debt if your taxable income for the base year had been 

your 

*

adjusted taxable income, or your 

*

adjusted 

withholding income, for that year is worked out. 

20  Section 45-340 in Schedule 1 (method statement, step 4) 

Omit "and 3A", substitute ", 3AC and 3A". 

21  Section 45-375 in Schedule 1 (method statement, before 

step 3A) 

Insert: 

10 

Step 3AC.  The amount (if any) that you would have been liable to 

11 

pay for the variation year in respect of an 

*

accumulated 

12 

TSL debt if your taxable income for that year had been 

13 

your 

*

adjusted assessed taxable income for that year is 

14 

worked out. 

15 

22  Section 45-375 in Schedule 1 (method statement, step 4) 

16 

Omit "and 3A", substitute ", 3AC and 3A". 

17 

23  Subsection 250-10(2) in Schedule 1 (before table item 37) 

18 

Insert: 

19 

36D 

compulsory TSL 

repayment amount 

under the Trade 

Support Loans Act 

2014 

5-5 

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 

24  Subsection 355-65(2) (after table item 5) 

20 

Insert: 

21 

 

22 

5AA 

the 

*

Industry Secretary 

is for the purpose of administering the 

Trade Support Loans Act 2014

 

23 

Schedule 1  Amendments 

   

 

 

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Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) 

Act 1983 

25  Subsection 3(1) 

Insert: 

compulsory TSL repayment amount has the same meaning as in 

the Trade Support Loans Act 2014

26  Subsection 3C(1) (before table item 50) 

Insert: 

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Amounts that are treated under Part 3.3 of the Trade Support Loans Act 2014 

as if they were income tax 

Note: 

If item 115 of Schedule 1 to the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other 

Measures Act 2014 commences at or before the time the provision(s) covered by table 

10 

item 2 in subsection 2(1) of this Act commence, this provision does not commence at 

11 

all. 

12 

27  Section 3C (before table item 50) 

13 

Insert: 

14 

48 

Amounts that are treated under Part 3.3 of the Trade Support Loans Act 2014 

as if they were income tax 

Note: 

If item 115 of Schedule 1 to the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other 

15 

Measures Act 2014 does not commence at or before the time the provision(s) covered 

16 

by table item 2 in subsection 2(1) of this Act commence, this provision does not 

17 

commence at all. 

18 

28  Before subparagraph 8A(1)(a)(iii) 

19 

Insert: 

20 

 

(iid)  compulsory TSL repayment amount; or 

21 

29  Before paragraph 8A(2)(c) 

22 

Insert: 

23 

 

(bd)  compulsory TSL repayment amount; or 

24 

30  Before subparagraph 8E(1)(d)(iv) 

25 

Insert: 

26 

 

(iiic)  a compulsory TSL repayment amount that is notified in 

27 

the notice of assessment; 

28 

Amendments  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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31  Before subparagraph 8E(2)(d)(iv) 

Insert: 

 

(iiic)  a compulsory TSL repayment amount, worked out by 

reference to the person's taxable income of the year of 

income, payable by the person immediately before the 

post-notice crediting; 

32  Subparagraph 12A(1)(a)(iv) 

Repeal the subparagraph, substitute: 

 

(iv)  refunds the whole or part of a payment made by a 

person on account of something listed in 

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subsection (1A); and 

11 

33  After subsection 12A(1) 

12 

Insert: 

13 

 

(1A)  For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(iv), the following are 

14 

listed: 

15 

 

(a)  income tax; 

16 

 

(b)  compulsory repayment amount; 

17 

 

(c)  compulsory TSL repayment amount; 

18 

 

(d)  FS assessment debt; 

19 

 

(e)  interest under section 102AAM of the Tax Act. 

20 

34  Subsection 12A(2) 

21 

Repeal the subsection, substitute: 

22 

 

(2)  A reference in subparagraph (1)(a)(iv) to a person making a 

23 

payment on account of something listed in subsection (1A) does 

24 

not include a reference to the making of a deduction or payment 

25 

under Division 5 of the Tax Act. 

26 

35  Transitional provision

--claims for trade support loan 

27 

made within 1 month of commencement 

28 

(1) 

This item applies if a person makes a claim for trade support loan 

29 

during the period of 1 month beginning on the day this item 

30 

commences. 

31 

Schedule 1  Amendments 

   

 

 

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(2) 

In determining whether the person has been undertaking a qualifying 

apprenticeship for the whole of a TSL instalment period, regard may be 

had to days which occurred before the commencement of this item. 

 


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