Bill
Treasury Laws Amendment (Axe the Tampon Tax) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2019-04-11.
- Sponsor
- Janet Rice
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-05-09
- second reading — 2018-05-09
- second reading — 2018-06-18
- second reading — 2018-06-18
- third reading — 2018-06-18
- introduced — 2018-06-18
- other — 2019-04-11
Divisions
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Axe the Tampon Tax) Bill 2018 - First Reading - Put the question — 2018-06-18, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 74, noes 62
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-05-09.
The bill would stop the goods and services tax from applying to menstrual products.
It would add a new GST-free category for items used during menstruation, including tampons, pads, cups and sponges among others.
The change would start the day after the bill receives royal assent.
- Removes GST from sanitary products.
- Defines the products that would be exempt.
- Sets the commencement date as the day after royal assent.
People who menstruate and purchase sanitary products.
Sources
em
billhome