Division Description Changes — Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011; Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 — Second Reading — 24th Feb 2011

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representatives vote 2011-02-24#2 Edited by system on 2014-10-07 16:19:16	Title Description The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2011-02-24.34.1 motion] to read the bills for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here]. ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail. One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.(Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section]. ) ~~''Background to the bill''~~ The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000). The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.(Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].) ~~References~~ The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2011-02-24.34.1) to read the bills for 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). ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail. One member, Nationals MP [Tony Crook](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives), rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.(Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [FAQ Section](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree). ) _Background to the bill_ The [Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22) was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [income tax](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia) in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22) amends the _Income Tax Rates Act 1986_ to set the rate of extra income tax at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000). The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.(Read more about this history in the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069) for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods).) References
representatives vote 2011-02-24#2 Edited by system on 2014-10-07 16:16:19	Title Description The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2011-02-24.34.1 motion] to read the bills for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here]. ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail. The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2011-02-24.34.1 motion] to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail. One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2] One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.(Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section]. ) ''Background to the bill'' The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000). ~~The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.[3]~~ The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.(Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].) References * [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here]. * [2] Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section]. * [3] Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].
representatives vote 2011-02-24#2 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-05-04 15:10:13	Title Description ~~The majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail.~~ The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2011-02-24.34.1 motion] to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail. One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2] ''Background to the bill'' The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000). The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.[3] References * [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here]. * [2] Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section]. * [3] Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].
representatives vote 2011-02-24#2 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-05-04 15:09:24	Title Description The majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail. One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2] ''Background to the bill'' The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax payable for the 2011–12 financial year at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000). The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000). The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.[3] References * [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here]. * [2] Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section]. * [3] Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].
representatives vote 2011-02-24#2 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-05-04 15:08:10	Title Description The majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail. One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2] ''Background to the bill'' The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax payable for the 2011–12 financial year at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000). The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax payable for the 2011–12 financial year at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000). The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.[3] References * [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here]. * [2] Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section]. * [3] Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].
representatives vote 2011-02-24#2 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-05-04 15:07:35	Title ~~Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011; Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 — Second Reading~~ Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 - Second Reading - Read a second time Description ~~<p pwmotiontext="moved">That this bill be now read a second time.</p>~~ <p pwmotiontext="moved">That this bill be now read a second time.</p> The majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail. One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2] ''Background to the bill'' The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax payable for the 2011–12 financial year at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000). The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.[3] References * [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here]. * [2] Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section]. * [3] Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].

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The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2011-02-24.34.1 motion] to read the bills for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here]. ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail.
One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.(Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section]. )
~~''Background to the bill''~~
The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000).
The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.(Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].)
~~References~~
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2011-02-24.34.1) to read the bills for 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). ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail.
One member, Nationals MP [Tony Crook](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives), rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.(Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [FAQ Section](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree). )
_Background to the bill_
The [Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22) was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [income tax](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia) in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22) amends the _Income Tax Rates Act 1986_ to set the rate of extra income tax at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000).
The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.(Read more about this history in the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069) for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods).)
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The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2011-02-24.34.1 motion] to read the bills for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here]. ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail.
The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2011-02-24.34.1 motion] to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail.
One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2]
One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.(Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section]. )
''Background to the bill''
The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000).
~~The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.[3]~~
The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.(Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].)
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* [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
* [2] Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section].
* [3] Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].

representatives vote 2011-02-24#2

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on 2014-05-04 15:10:13

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~~The majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail.~~
The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2011-02-24.34.1 motion] to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail.
One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2]
''Background to the bill''
The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000).
The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.[3]
References
* [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
* [2] Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section].
* [3] Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].

representatives vote 2011-02-24#2

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-05-04 15:09:24

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The majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail.
One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2]
''Background to the bill''
The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax payable for the 2011–12 financial year at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000).
The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000).
The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.[3]
References
* [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
* [2] Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section].
* [3] Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].

representatives vote 2011-02-24#2

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-05-04 15:08:10

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The majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail.
One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2]
''Background to the bill''
The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax payable for the 2011–12 financial year at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000).
The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] was introduced to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax payable for the 2011–12 financial year at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000).
The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.[3]
References
* [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
* [2] Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section].
* [3] Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].

representatives vote 2011-02-24#2

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-05-04 15:07:35

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~~Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011; Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 — Second Reading~~
Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 - Second Reading - Read a second time

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~~<p pwmotiontext="moved">That this bill be now read a second time.</p>~~
<p pwmotiontext="moved">That this bill be now read a second time.</p>
The majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bills for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bills and that they can now discuss them in more detail.
One member, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2]
''Background to the bill''
The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4508%22 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] to implement a one-year progressive flood and cyclone reconstruction levy in the form of additional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia income tax] in the 2011-12 financial year. The related [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4507%22 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011] amends the ''Income Tax Rates Act 1986'' to set the rate of extra income tax payable for the 2011–12 financial year at either 0.5 per cent (for the part of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $50 000 but does not exceed $100 000) or 1 per cent (for the part of the taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $100 000).
The two bills have been made in response to a number of catastrophic weather events, particularly the unprecedented level of flooding that occurred in Queensland in late 2010 and early 2011.[3]
References
* [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
* [2] Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section].
* [3] Read more about this history in the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd069 bills digest] for the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011. More information about the Queensland floods is available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods here].