Victorian Numbered Acts

STATE TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (BUDGET AND OTHER MEASURES) ACT 2013 (NO. 41 OF 2013) - SECT 1

The purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to amend the Congestion Levy Act 2005 to increase the amount of the levy and extend it to short stay parking spaces in the central business district and inner Melbourne;

        (b)     to amend the Duties Act 2000 in relation to eligible first home buyers, young farmers, the landholder provisions and motor vehicle duty;

        (c)     to amend the Fire Services Property Levy Act 2012 to clarify how the levy is assessed;

        (d)     to amend the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 —

              (i)     to increase the residence requirement from 6 months to 12 months and in relation to the disclosure of information;

              (ii)     to limit the availability of the first home owner grant to the purchase or construction of new homes and to increase the amount of the grant;

        (e)         to amend the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 to provide for the delegation of certain powers by the Treasurer to the Commissioner of State Revenue;

        (f)     to amend the Payroll Tax Act 2007 in relation to the contractor and owner-driver exemption provisions;

        (g)     to amend the Taxation Administration Act 1997 in relation to staffing, delegation and disclosure of information;

        (h)     to amend the Water Act 1989 so that certain functions can be performed by the Commissioner of State Revenue.