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Taxation (Deficit Reduction) Act (No. 3) 1993

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Part 1 — Preliminary

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Taxation (Deficit Reduction) Act (No. 3) 1993.

2 Commencement

This Act (other than Divisions 3 and 4 of Part 2) commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

1 July 1994.Division 3 of Part 2 commences on

Part 2 — Amendment of the Income Tax Rates Act 1986 to give effect to personal tax cuts

Division 1 — Preliminary

3 Object of Part

The object of this Part is to implement personal tax cuts.

4 Principal Act

In this Part, Principal Act means the Income Tax Rates Act 1986.

Division 2 — Tax cuts for 1993-94

5 Schedule 7

The Principal Act is amended:

by omitting the table in Part I of Schedule 7 and substituting the following table:

by omitting the table in Part II of Schedule 7 and substituting the following table:

The amendments made by subsection (1) apply to assessments in respect of income of the 1993-94 year of income.

Division 3 — Tax cuts starting in 1994-95

6 Schedule 7

The Principal Act is amended:

by omitting the table in Part I of Schedule 7 and substituting the following table:

by omitting the table in Part II of Schedule 7 and substituting the following table:

The amendments made by subsection (1) apply to assessments in respect of income of the 1994-95 year of income and of all later years of income.

Subsection (2) has effect subject to Division 4.

Part 3 — Repeal of the Tax Legislation Amendment Act 1992

8 Object of Part

The object of this Part is to repeal the Tax Legislation Amendment Act 1992. That Act, which provided for personal tax cuts, is superseded by the amendments made by this Act.

9 Repeal of the Tax Legislation Amendment Act 1992

The Tax Legislation Amendment Act 1992 is repealed.

Part 4 — Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

Division 1 — Principal Act

10 Principal Act

In this Part, Principal Act means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936.

Division 2 — Amendment to provide for a rebate for low-income taxpayers

11 Object of Division

The object of this Division is to provide for a rebate of up to $150 for low-income taxpayers.

12 Insertion of new section

After section 159M of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

159N Rebate for certain low-income taxpayers

If a taxpayer’s taxable income of a year of income is less than $24,450, the taxpayer is entitled to a rebate of tax in the taxpayer’s assessment for the year of income.

The amount of the rebate is $150, reduced by 4 cents for every $1 of the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer’s taxable income of the year of income exceeds $20,700.

13 Application of amendment

The amendment made by this Division applies to assessments in respect of income of the 1993-94 year of income and of all later years of income.

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