FOI

Issue
Does the payment of general rates to the entity, a local government, constitute the payment of an ‘Australian tax’, for the purposes of subsection 81-5(1) of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (GST Act)?
Decision
Yes, the payment of general rates to the entity constitutes the payment of an ‘Australian tax’, for the purposes

On 10 January 2024, you emailed the Office of the Attorney-General (the office) requesting access
to:
• A certified copy of the exemption instrument/certificate/notice/document that exempts
government departments and government corporations and government funded
corporations from complying with the Bills of Exchange Act 1909.
• A list of those government departments and government corporations and government
funded corporations and any

FOI-2023-336 – Decision (pdf)

SEH FOI to the Department of the Prime Minister

I request the following documents:
1. I request the documents that provide for the Assent to the Parliament of United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka to the Royal Styles and Titles Act 1973 for the Commonwealth of Australia for the alteration in the

Source and  full article from Constitution Watch
https://constitutionwatch.com.au/constitutional-commission-reports-freedom-of-information/

For your scrutiny a Freedom of Information Response from the Attorney Generals Office of the Australian Government (Not of the Commonwealth?).
The author wrote to confirm if there had been changes as recommended by the Constitutional Commission, Commissioned by the very same Attorney Generals Office, specifically Bill No 1, and Bill No. … Read article