Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

by leave, I move opposition amendments (21) to (26) on revised sheet 7463 together:

(21) Schedule 1, Part 2, page 21 (line 1) to page 27 (line 22), omit the Part, substitute:

Part 2—Consequential amendments

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

43 Section 415 -1

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

44 Paragraph 415 -15(3)(c)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

45 Subsection 415 -15(3) (note)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (wherever occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

46 Paragraph 415 -20(2)(c) (note)

  Omit "paragraph 5(2)(b)", substitute "paragraph 5(b)".

47 Section 415 -50

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

48 Subsection 415 -55(1)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

49 Subsection 415 -55(1)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

50 Subsection 415 -55(1) (note)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

51 Paragraph 415 -55(4)(a)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

52 At the end of section 415 -55

  Add:

(5) A fee prescribed as mentioned in paragraph (4)(b) is payable to the *Infrastructure CEO, on behalf of the Commonwealth.

53 Subsection 415 -60(1)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

54 Paragraph 415 -60(2)(a)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

55 Paragraph 415 -60(2)(b)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (wherever occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

56 Subsection 415 -60(3)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

57 Paragraph 415 -60(3)(b)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

58 Subsections 415 -60(4) and (5)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

59 Subsection 415 -65(1)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

60 Subsection 415 -65(1)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second, third and fourth occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

61 Subsection 415 -65(3)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

62 Subsection 415 -65(3)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

63 Subsection 415 -65(5)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

64 Subsection 415 -65(5)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second, third and fourth occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

65 Paragraph 415 -65(6)(a)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

66 Paragraph 415 -65(6)(b)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

67 Subsection 415 -65(7)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

68 Subsection 415 -65(7)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

69 Subsection 415 -70(1)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

70 Paragraph 415 -70(1)(a) and (b)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

71 Paragraph 415 -70(2)(a)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

72 Paragraph 415 -70(2)(b)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

73 Subsection 415 -70(4)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

74 Subsection 415 -70(4)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

75 Subsection 415 -70(6)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

76 Subsection 415 -70(6)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

77 Paragraph 415 -70(7)(a)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

78 Paragraph 415 -70(7)(b)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

79 Paragraph 415 -70(8)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

80 Paragraph 415 -70(8)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

81 Subsection 415 -70(9) (heading)

  Repeal the heading, substitute:

Infrastructure CEO must notify Commissioner

82 Subsection 415 -70(9)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

83 Subsection 415 -70(9)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

84 Subsection 415 -75(3) (note)

  Omit "paragraph 5(2)(b)", substitute "paragraph 5(b)".

85 Subsection 415 -80(1)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

86 Paragraph 415 -80(1)(b)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

87 Subsection 415 -80(2)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

88 Subsection 415 -80(3)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

89 Subsection 415 -80(3)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

90 Paragraph 415 -80(4)(a)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

91 Paragraph 415 -80(4)(b)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

92 Subsection 415 -80(5)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

93 Subsection 415 -80(5)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (second occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

94 Paragraph 415 -80(6)(a)

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

95 Sections 415 -85 and 415 -90

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator", substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

96 Section 415 -95

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (first occurring), substitute "*Infrastructure CEO".

97 Section 415 -95

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator's" (second occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO's".

98 Section 415 -95

  Omit "Infrastructure Coordinator" (last occurring), substitute "Infrastructure CEO".

99 Subsection 995 -1(1)

  Insert:

  Infrastructure CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of Infrastructure Australia appointed under section 29 of the Infrastructure Australia Act 2008.

(22) Schedule 2, item 8, page 33 (lines 13 to 15), omit paragraphs (2)(b) and (c), substitute:

  (b) the CEO.

(23) Schedule 2, item 12, page 37 (lines 13 and 14), omit "responsible person under section 415-95 of that Act", substitute "CEO".

(24) Schedule 2, item 12, page 37 (line 29), omit "responsible person mentioned in that subitem in relation to the thing", substitute "CEO".

(25) Schedule 2, item 12, page 37 (line 32) to page 38 (line 5), omit subitem (4), substitute:

(4) The Minister may, by writing, determine that subitem (1) does not apply in relation to a specified thing done by, or in relation to, the Infrastructure Coordinator. The determination has effect accordingly.

(26) Schedule 2, item 13, page 38 (lines 12 and 13), omit "responsible person for the purposes of the provision under section 415-95 of that Act", substitute "CEO".

Given that government amendment (5) has been passed, we withdraw item (19). The final amendments (21) to (26) amend the Income Tax Assessment Act to retain the existing IA role in approval of income tax offsets for designated infrastructure projects. The bill seeks to allocate this role to a public servant, potentially outside IA. This change vests that role in the CEO, just as it sits now with the Infrastructure Coordinator. This is an important Labor reform, which was introduced in the 2013 budget, aimed at encouraging greater private sector involvement in public infrastructure projects. It is appropriate that the infrastructure experts in IA retain this role to cement its role.