2010-2011-2012-2013 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medicare Levy Amendment 

(DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013 

 

No.      , 2013 

 

(Treasury) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Medicare Levy Act 

1986, and for related purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

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

 

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

 

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Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 1

 

Schedule 1--Amendments

 

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Medicare Levy Act 1986

 

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A Bill for an Act to amend the Medicare Levy Act 

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1986, and for related 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 Medicare Levy Amendment 

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(DisabilityCare Australia) Act 2013. 

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2  Commencement 

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  This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal 

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Assent. 

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3  Schedule(s) 

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  Each Act 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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 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

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Amendments 

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Medicare Levy Act 1986 

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1  Subsection 6(1) 

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Omit "1.5%", substitute "2%". 

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2  Subsection 6(2) 

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Omit "1.5%", substitute "2%". 

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3  Subsection 6(3) 

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Omit "1.5%", substitute "2%". 

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4  Subsection 7(4) 

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Omit "$490", substitute "$520". 

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5  Subsection 8(2) (formula) 

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Repeal the formula, substitute: 

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2% of the 

The family 

The family 

family income 

income 

income 

threshold 

threshold 

0.08

in relation 

in relation 

in relation 

to the 

to the 

to the 

relevant person

relevant person

relevant person

 

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6  Subsection 8(2) 

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Omit all the words after the formula. 

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7  Application of amendments 

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The amendments made by this Schedule apply to assessments for the 

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2014-15 year of income and later years of income. 

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