Bill
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014
passed, as at 2014-09-05. Treasury portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Treasury
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-09-01
- second reading — 2014-09-01
- second reading — 2014-09-01
- second reading — 2014-09-01
- committee — 2014-09-01
- third reading — 2014-09-01
- introduced — 2014-09-01
- second reading — 2014-09-01
- second reading — 2014-09-02
- third reading — 2014-09-02
- other — 2014-09-02
- passed — 2014-09-02
- royal assent — 2014-09-05
Divisions
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2014-09-01.48.1) that "so much of the [standing and sessional orders](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/standing-orders.html) be suspended as would prevent that standing order 43 be suspended for this sitting", which was introduced by Liberal MP [Steven Ciobo](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?house=representatives&mpc=Moncrieff&mpn=Steven_Ciobo). (Standing order 43 was the following: "At 1.45pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the Speaker shall interrupt business and call on statements by Members. The Speaker may call a Member, but not a Minister (or Parliamentary Secretary), to make a statement for no longer than 90 seconds. The period allowed for these statements shall extend until 2pm." ) This motion means that standing order 43 will be suspended so that the discussion of the bill will not be interrupted by Members' statements, as usually occurs from 1:45pm to up until 2pm. Instead, the debate on the bill will continue without interruption. _Background to the bill_ This [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query%3DId%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5327%22;rec=0) was introduced following the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 (No. 2)](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5300) being laid aside because it could not "be progressed in its current form".(Read more about this bill being set aside [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2014-09-01.34.2). The division which resulted in that bill being laid aside is available [here](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2014-09-01&house=representatives&number=1). ) This bill repeals the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerals_Resource_Rent_Tax) as well as related measures such as the [low income superannuation — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 82, noes 55
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Second Reading — Put the motion — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 81, noes 54
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Second Reading — Read a second time — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 82, noes 54
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Consideration in Detail — Put the question (suspend standing orders) — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 82, noes 56
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Consideration in Detail — Suspend standing and sessional orders — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 57, noes 82
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Consideration in Detail — Put the question (agree to the bill) — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 82, noes 57
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Consideration in Detail — Agree to the bill — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 82, noes 56
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Third Reading — Put the question (read a third time) — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 83, noes 57
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Third Reading — Read a third time — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 85, noes 56
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Consideration of Senate Message — Put the question (agree to the amendments) — 2014-09-02, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 84, noes 54
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree to the amendments — 2014-09-02, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 84, noes 54
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Business — Suspend standing orders (Consideration of legislation) — 2014-09-02, Senate: affirmative, ayes 34, noes 31
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2014-09-02.13.1) introduced by Senator [Mathias Cormann](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?house=senate&mpc=WA&mpn=Mathias_Cormann). The motion was: _That-_ _(a) the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query%3DId%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5327%22;rec=0) be called on immediately, have precedence over all government business and be considered under a limitation of time;_ _(b) the question that the bill be now read a second time(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [here](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ) be put immediately after the bill is called on and that the time allotted for all remaining stages be until 1.40 pm;_ _(c) subject to paragraph (d), this order shall operate as a limitation of debate under standing order 142;(Standing order 142 provides the rules in relation to limiting the debate on bills. ) and_ _(d) at the expiration of time, the question shall be put on all circulated amendments._ This motion speeds up the consideration of the bill by limiting the time available to debate and vote on it. _Background to the bill_ This [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query%3DId%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5327%22;rec=0) was introduced following the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 (No. 2)](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5300) being laid aside because it could not "be progressed in its current form".(Read more about this bill being set aside [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2014-09-01.34.2). The division which resulted in that bill being laid aside is available [here](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2014-09-0 — 2014-09-02, Senate: affirmative, ayes 34, noes 31
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Second Reading — Read a second time — 2014-09-02, Senate: affirmative, ayes 34, noes 31
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Reference to Committee — Refer to Committee — 2014-09-02, Senate: negative, ayes 32, noes 34
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Reference to Committee — Adjustments to the changes made by the bill — 2014-09-02, Senate: affirmative, ayes 34, noes 32
- The majority voted against a motion introduced by Labor Senator [Penny Wong](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?house=senate&mpc=SA&mpn=Penny_Wong), which means that it was rejected. The motion was: "That so much of [standing orders](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/standing-orders.html) be suspended as would prevent me from making such a statement." Senator Wong introduced this motion after she was refused leave to make a statement. _Background to the bill_ This [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query%3DId%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5327%22;rec=0) was introduced following the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 (No. 2)](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5300) being laid aside because it could not "be progressed in its current form".(Read more about this bill being set aside [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2014-09-01.34.2). The division which resulted in that bill being laid aside is available [here](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2014-09-01&house=representatives&number=1). ) This bill repeals the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerals_Resource_Rent_Tax) as well as related measures such as the [low income superannuation contribution](http://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Super/In-detail/Contributions/Low-income-super-contribution/), the [income support bonus](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/income-support-bonus) and the [schoolkids bonus](http://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/families-and-children/benefits-payments/schoolkids-bonus). The bill also revises the capital allowances for small business entities and the superannuation guarantee charge percentage increase.(Read more about the changes made in the bill in the [explanatory memorandum](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/displ — 2014-09-02, Senate: negative, ayes 34, noes 36
- The majority voted in favour of a motion that schedules 6 to 9, as amended, be agreed to. This means that the majority agree with the changes that have been made to these schedules. The schedules relate to the following: - schedule 6 relates to changes to the [superannuation guarantee](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superannuation_in_Australia#Employer_contributions); - schedule 7 relates to the [low income superannuation contribution](http://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Super/In-detail/Contributions/Low-income-super-contribution/); - schedule 8 repeals the [income support bonus](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/income-support-bonus); and - schedule 9 repeals the [schoolkids bonus](http://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/families-and-children/benefits-payments/schoolkids-bonus).(Read the wording of the schedules, as passed in both houses, [here](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr5327_aspassed%2F0001%22;rec=0).) _Background to the bill_ This [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query%3DId%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5327%22;rec=0) was introduced following the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 (No. 2)](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5300) being laid aside because it could not "be progressed in its current form".(Read more about this bill being set aside [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2014-09-01.34.2). The division which resulted in that bill being laid aside is available [here](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2014-09-01&house=representatives&number=1). ) This bill repeals the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerals_Resource_Rent_Tax) as well as related measures such as the [low income superannuation contribution](http://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Super/In-detail/Co — 2014-09-02, Senate: affirmative, ayes 36, noes 34
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Third Reading — Read a third time — 2014-09-02, Senate: affirmative, ayes 36, noes 34
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