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Commonwealth: A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 (Cth)
An Act to implement A New Tax System by imposing Medicare levy surcharge on reportable fringe benefits totals of some employees without private hospital insurance Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999.
          A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999
No. 18, 1999
Compilation No. 40
Compilation date: 6 March 2024
                Includes amendments: Act No. 4, 2024
Registered: 13 March 2024
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 6 March 2024 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 When does a person have private patient hospital cover?
5 Who is a dependant of a person?
6 What is a tier 2 earner and tier 3 earner
7 When are people married?
8 Who is a prescribed person?
9 Application
Part 2—Imposition of surcharge
10 Imposition of Medicare levy surcharge
Part 3—Amount of surcharge payable
Division 1—General rule
11 Amount of surcharge payable
Division 2—Amount of surcharge for single person without dependants
12 Amount of surcharge for single person without dependants
Division 3—Amount of surcharge for single person with dependants
13 Amount of surcharge for single person with dependants
Division 4—Amount of surcharge for married person
14 Who does this Division apply to?
15 Amount of surcharge if this Division applies for whole year
16 Amount of surcharge if this Division applies for part of the year
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
An Act to implement A New Tax System by imposing Medicare levy surcharge on reportable fringe benefits totals of some employees without private hospital insurance
Part 1—Preliminary
1  Short title
  This Act may be cited as the A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999.
2  Commencement
  This Act commences on the day on which the A New Tax System (Fringe Benefits Reporting) Act 1999 receives the Royal Assent.
3  Definitions
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Assessment Act means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
covered by an insurance policy that provides private patient hospital cover has a meaning affected by section 4.
Note: For limited purposes, sections 12, 13 and 14 also treat certain persons as being covered by an insurance policy that provides private patient hospital cover.
dependant of a person has the meaning given by section 5.
family tier 1 threshold, of a person for a year of income, means the family tier 1 threshold (within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007) of the person for the financial year corresponding to the year of income.
income for surcharge purposes has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
married has a meaning affected by section 7.
prescribed person has the meaning given by section 8.
reportable fringe benefits total has the same meaning as in the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986.
resident of Australia has the meaning given by section 10.
singles tier 1 threshold, of a person for a year of income, means the singles tier 1 threshold (within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007) of the person for the financial year corresponding to the year of income.
surcharge means Medicare levy surcharge imposed by section 10.
tier 2 earner has the meaning given by section 6.
tier 3 earner has the meaning given by section 6.
 (2) Subject to subsection (1) and any other contrary intention, an expression used in both this Act and Part VIIB of the Assessment Act has the same meaning in this Act as it has in that Part.
4  When does a person have private patient hospital cover?
  For the purposes of this Act, a person is covered by an insurance policy that provides private patient hospital cover if:
 (a) the policy is a complying health insurance policy (within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007) that covers hospital treatment (within the meaning of that Act); and
 (b) any excess payable in respect of benefits under the policy is no more than the applicable amount set out in section 45‑1 of that Act in any 12 month period.
5  Who is a dependant of a person?
  A person is a dependant of another person for a period if the person would be a dependant of the other person for the period for the purposes of Part VIIB of the Assessment Act, disregarding subsections 251R(4), (5), (6B), (6C) and (6D) of that Act.
6  What is a tier 2 earner and tier 3 earner
 (1) Subject to this section, for the purposes of this Act:
 (a) tier 2 earner, for a year of income, means a tier 2 earner (within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007) for the financial year corresponding to the year of income; and
 (b) tier 3 earner, for a year of income, means a tier 3 earner (within the meaning of that Act) for the financial year corresponding to the year of income.
 (2) In determining whether a person is a tier 2 earner or tier 3 earner for a year of income for the purposes of this Act, section 22‑30 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 operates with the modification set out in subsection (3).
 (3) Replace paragraph 22‑30(1)(b) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 with the following paragraph:
 (b) on any day in the year, the person has one or more dependants (within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999), other than a dependant to whom the person is married (within the meaning of that Act):
7  When are people married?
De facto couples treated as if married
 (1) This Act applies to 2 persons (whether of the same sex or different sexes) as if they were married to each other for a period if:
 (a) their relationship is registered for the period under a law of a State or Territory prescribed for the purposes of section 2E of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 as a kind of relationship prescribed for the purposes of that section; or
 (b) they lived together in a relationship as a couple on a genuine domestic basis for the period, although not legally married to each other.
 (1A) If, during the period, either or both of the persons was legally married to another person, or in a relationship mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) with another person, this Act applies as if the person or persons were not legally married to, or in a relationship mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) with, the other person.
Persons living separately taken not to be married
 (2) A person is taken not to be married to another person if they are living separately and apart.
New widows and widowers taken to be married until end of year
 (3) If:
 (a) the last person (the deceased) to whom another person was married during a year of income died during the year of income; and
 (b) the death occurred while they were married;
the living person is taken to be married to the deceased during the period starting on the day the deceased died and ending on 30 June of the year of income.
8  Who is a prescribed person?
  A person is a prescribed person for a period if the person would be a prescribed person for the purposes of Part VIIB of the Assessment Act during the period, disregarding subsection 251U(3) of that Act.
9  Application
  This Act extends to every external Territory referred to in the definition of Australia.
Part 2—Imposition of surcharge
10  Imposition of Medicare levy surcharge
Surcharge imposed on reportable fringe benefits total
 (1) Medicare levy surcharge is imposed on the reportable fringe benefits total for a year of income of a person who is a resident of Australia at any time during the year of income.
Note: Subdivision 61‑L (tax offset for Medicare levy surcharge (lump sum payments in arrears)) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 might provide a tax offset for a person if Medicare levy surcharge is payable by the person.
Who is a resident of Australia—general rule
 (2) A person is a resident of Australia if he or she is a resident of Australia as defined in subsection 6(1) of the Assessment Act.
Application: 1999‑2000 year of income onwards
 (4) Subsection (1) applies to the 1999‑2000 year of income and later years of income.
Part 3—Amount of surcharge payable
Division 1—General rule
11  Amount of surcharge payable
General rule
  The amount of surcharge payable by a person on the person's reportable fringe benefits total for a year of income is the total of the amounts worked out under whichever of Divisions 2, 3 and 4 apply to the person for a period in the year of income.
Division 2—Amount of surcharge for single person without dependants
12  Amount of surcharge for single person without dependants
 (1) This Division applies to a person for a period in a year of income if:
 (a) the person's income for surcharge purposes for the year of income exceeds the person's singles tier 1 threshold for the year of income; and
 (b) during the whole of the period:
 (i) the person is not a married person; and
 (ii) the person does not have any dependants; and
 (iii) the person is not covered by an insurance policy that provides private patient hospital cover; and
 (iv) the person is not a prescribed person.
 (2) The amount of surcharge payable on the person's reportable fringe benefits total for the year of income is 1% of that total if this Division applies to the person for the whole of the year of income.
 (3) If this Division applies to the person for only some of the days of the year of income, the amount of surcharge payable on the person's reportable fringe benefits total for the year of income includes the amount worked out using the formula:
 (4) Increase the amount of each percentage mentioned in subsections (2) and (3) by 0.25 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 2 earner for the year of income.
 (5) Increase the amount of each percentage mentioned in subsections (2) and (3) by 0.5 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 3 earner for the year of income.
Division 3—Amount of surcharge for single person with dependants
13  Amount of surcharge for single person with dependants
Application
 (1) This Division applies to a person for a period in a year of income if:
 (a) the person's income for surcharge purposes for the year of income exceeds the person's family tier 1 threshold for the year of income; and
 (b) during the whole of the period:
 (i) the person is not a married person; and
 (ii) the person has one or more dependants; and
 (iii) the person, or at least one of the person's dependants, is not covered by an insurance policy that provides private patient hospital cover; and
 (iv) the person is not a prescribed person.
Special rules for applying subparagraph (1)(b)(iii)
 (2) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(iii):
 (a) the person is taken to be covered during the whole of the period by an insurance policy that provides private patient hospital cover if, apart from subsection 251U(2) of the Assessment Act, the person would be a prescribed person for the period because of paragraph 251U(1)(a), (b), (ca), (caa) or (cb) of that Act; and
 (b) disregard each of the person's dependants who:
 (i) is a prescribed person for the period; or
 (ii) would be a prescribed person for the period apart from subsection 251U(2) of the Assessment Act.
Note: Paragraphs 251U(1)(a), (b), (ca), (caa) and (cb) of the Assessment Act provide that the following are prescribed persons:
                  * defence personnel and members of their families who can get free medical treatment;
                  * people who can get free medical treatment under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006 or the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019;
                  * people who receive certain payments under the Social Security Act 1991 or the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
 Subsection 251U(2) of the Assessment Act provides that a person who would otherwise be a prescribed person is not a prescribed person if one or more of his or her dependants are not prescribed persons.
Amount of surcharge payable for whole year
 (3) The amount of surcharge payable on the person's reportable fringe benefits total for the year of income is 1% of that total if this Division applies to the person for the whole of the year of income.
Amount of surcharge payable for part of year
 (4) If this Division applies to the person for only some of the days of the year of income, the amount of surcharge payable on the person's reportable fringe benefits total for the year of income includes the amount worked out using the formula:
 (5) Increase the amount of each percentage mentioned in subsections (3) and (4) by 0.25 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 2 earner for the year of income.
 (6) Increase the amount of each percentage mentioned in subsections (3) and (4) by 0.5 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 3 earner for the year of income.
Division 4—Amount of surcharge for married person
14  Who does this Division apply to?
Application
 (1) This Division applies to a person for a period in a year of income if, during the whole of the period:
 (a) the person is a married person; and
 (b) the person, or at least one of the person's dependants, is not covered by an insurance policy that provides private patient hospital cover; and
 (c) the person is not a prescribed person.
Special rules for applying paragraph (1)(b)
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b):
 (a) the person is taken to be covered during the whole of the period by an insurance policy that provides private patient hospital cover if, apart from subsection 251U(2) of the Assessment Act, the person would be a prescribed person for the period because of paragraph 251U(1)(a), (b), (ca), (caa) or (cb) of that Act; and
 (b) disregard each of the person's dependants who:
 (i) is a prescribed person for the period; or
 (ii) would be a prescribed person for the period apart from subsection 251U(2) of the Assessment Act.
Note: Paragraphs 251U(1)(a), (b), (ca), (caa) and (cb) of the Assessment Act provide that the following are prescribed persons:
                  * defence personnel and members of their families who can get free medical treatment;
                  * people who can get free medical treatment under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006 or the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019;
                  * people who receive certain payments under the Social Security Act 1991 or the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
 Subsection 251U(2) of the Assessment Act provides that a person who would otherwise be a prescribed person is not a prescribed person if one or more of his or her dependants are not prescribed persons.
15  Amount of surcharge if this Division applies for whole year
When this section applies
 (1) The amount of surcharge payable on the person's reportable fringe benefits total for the year of income is 1% of that total if:
 (a) this Division applies to the person for the whole of the year of income; and
 (b) the sum of the person's income for surcharge purposes, and the person's spouse's income for surcharge purposes, for the year of income exceeds the person's family tier 1 threshold for the year of income; and
 (c) the person's income for surcharge purposes for the year of income exceeds $26,000.
Special rule if person's spouse is a presently entitled beneficiary in a trust estate
 (2) In working out whether subsection (1) applies to a person whose spouse is a beneficiary presently entitled to a share in the net income of a trust estate in respect of which the trustee is liable to be assessed under section 98 of the Assessment Act, assume that:
 (a) the spouse's income for surcharge purposes included that share; and
 (b) subsection 271‑105(1) in Schedule 2F to that Act did not apply in working out the net income of the trust estate.
 (3) Increase the amount of the percentage mentioned in subsection (1) by 0.25 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 2 earner for the year of income.
 (4) Increase the amount of the percentage mentioned in subsection (1) by 0.5 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 3 earner for the year of income.
16  Amount of surcharge if this Division applies for part of the year
When this section applies
 (1) The amount of surcharge payable on a person's reportable fringe benefits total for a year of income includes the amount worked out using the formula in subsection (4) if:
 (a) this Division applies to the person for only part of the year of income; and
 (b) either subsection (2) or (3) applies to the person.
Person married for whole year of income
 (2) This subsection applies to the person if:
 (a) the person is married for the whole of the year of income; and
 (b) the sum of the person's income for surcharge purposes, and the person's spouse's income for surcharge purposes, for the year of income exceeds the person's family tier 1 threshold for the year of income; and
 (c) the person's income for surcharge purposes for the year of income exceeds $26,000.
Person married for part of the year of income
 (3) This subsection applies to the person if:
 (a) the person is married for only part of the year of income; and
 (b) the person's income for surcharge purposes for the year of income exceeds the person's family tier 1 threshold for the year of income.
Amount of surcharge
 (4) The amount of surcharge payable on the person's reportable fringe benefits total for the year of income includes the amount worked out using the formula:
where:
number of applicable days is the number of days in the year of income for which this Division applies to the person.
 (4A) Increase the amount of the percentage mentioned in subsection (4) by 0.25 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 2 earner for the year of income.
 (4B) Increase the amount of the percentage mentioned in subsection (4) by 0.5 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 3 earner for the year of income.
Special rule if person's spouse is a presently entitled beneficiary in a trust estate
 (5) In working out whether subsection (2) applies to a person whose spouse is a beneficiary presently entitled to a share in the net income of a trust estate in respect of which the trustee is liable to be assessed under section 98 of the Assessment Act, assume that:
 (a) the spouse's income for surcharge purposes included that share; and
 (b) subsection 271‑105(1) in Schedule 2F to that Act did not apply in working out the net income of the trust estate.
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
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Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
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Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
ad = added or inserted                          o = order(s)
am = amended                                    Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment                                orig = original
c = clause(s)                                   par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x                        /sub‑subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)                                 pres = present
def = definition(s)                             prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary                               (prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament           Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)                               r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change                           reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have  renum = renumbered
effect                                          rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation             rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette                                   s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003                       Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003          Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given      SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect                                          SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment        Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect                          SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification                     underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)                                 commenced or to be commenced
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Act                                                                                                                                  Number and year  Assent        Commencement                                                                Application, saving and transitional provisions
A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999                                                                  18, 1999         19 Apr 1999   19 Apr 1999 (s 2)
A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Amendment Act 2000                                                        53, 2000         30 May 2000   30 May 2000 (s 2)                                                           Sch 1 (item 5)
Medicare Levy Amendment (CPI Indexation) Act 2000                                                                                    54, 2000         30 May 2000   Sch 1 (items 1, 2): 30 May 2000 (s 2)                                       Sch 1 (item 2)
Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 6) 2000                                                                                             76, 2000         28 June 2000  Sch 3 (items 1–3, 6): 28 June 2000 (s 2)                                    Sch 3 (item 6)
Medicare Levy Amendment (CPI Indexation) Act (No. 1) 2001                                                                            12, 2001         22 Mar 2001   Sch 1 (items 1, 2): 22 Mar 2001 (s 2)                                       Sch 1 (item 2)
Taxation Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2002                                                         39, 2002         26 June 2002  Sch 1 (items 1, 2, 15): 26 June 2002 (s 2)                                  Sch 1 (item 15)
Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 6) 2003                                                                                             67, 2003         30 June 2003  Sch 1 (items 13–15): 30 June 2003 (s 2)                                     Sch 1 (item 15)
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004                                        52, 2004         27 Apr 2004   Sch 3 (items 11, 12): 1 July 2004 (s 2(1) item 6)                           —
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2004                                                              84, 2004         25 June 2004  s. 4 and Sch 1 (items 1, 2): 25 June 2004 (s 2)                             s 4
as amended by
Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 2) Act 2010                                                                                    75, 2010         28 June 2010  Sch 6 (item 116): 29 June 2010 (s 2(1) item 9)                              —
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2005                                                              62, 2005         26 June 2005  Sch 1 (items 1, 13): 26 June 2005 (s 2)                                     Sch 1 (item 13)
as amended by
Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 2) Act 2010                                                                                    75, 2010         28 June 2010  Sch 6 (item 117): 29 June 2010 (s 2(1) item 9)                              —
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2006                                                              59, 2006         22 June 2006  Sch 1 (items 1, 13): 22 June 2006 (s 2)                                     Sch 1 (item 13)
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 3) Act 2006                                                                                    80, 2006         30 June 2006  Sch 6 (item 1): 30 June 2006 (s 2(1) item 7)                                —
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Act 2007                                                                       15, 2007         15 Mar 2007   Sch 1 (items 9, 406(1)–(3)): 15 Mar 2007 (s 2(1) item 2)                    Sch 1 (item 406(1)–(3))
Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007                                             32, 2007         30 Mar 2007   Sch 2 (items 4–8): 1 Apr 2007 (s 2(1) item 7)                               —
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Act 2007                                                                                   75, 2007         21 June 2007  Sch 1 (items 14, 26): 21 June 2007 (s 2)                                    Sch1 (item 26)
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2008                                                              50, 2008         25 June 2008  Sch 1 (items 1, 13): 25 June 2008 (s 2)                                     Sch 1 (item 13)
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Act (No. 2) 2008                                                             110, 2008        31 Oct 2008   s 4 and Sch 1 (items 1–5, 11, 12): 31 Oct 2008 (s 2)                        s 4 and Sch 1 (items 11, 12)
Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Act 2008                                            144, 2008        9 Dec 2008    Sch 14 (items 1, 2): 10 Dec 2008 (s 2(1) item 36)                           Sch 14 (item 2)
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Act 2009                                                                                    27, 2009         26 Mar 2009   Sch 3 (items 22–32, 102(1)): 27 Mar 2009 (s 2(1) item 5)                    Sch 3 (item 102(1))
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2009                                                              41, 2009         23 June 2009  Sch 1 (items 1, 13): 23 June 2009 (s 2)                                     Sch 1 (item 13)
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2010                                                              78, 2010         29 June 2010  Sch 1 (item 1, 13): 29 June 2010 (s 2)                                      Sch 1 (item 13)
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2011                                                              44, 2011         27 June 2011  Sch 1 (items 1, 13): 27 June 2011 (s 2)                                     Sch 1 (item 13)
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011                                                                                               46, 2011         27 June 2011  Sch 2 (item 65) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items 3, 12)  Sch 3 (items 10, 11)
Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Act 2011                                                                                          159, 2011        4 Dec 2011    Sch 2 (items 1, 11): 1 July 2012 (s 2(1) item 4)                            Sch 2 (item 11)
as amended by
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2012                                                              86, 2012         28 June 2012  Sch 1 (item 14): 28 June 2012 (s 2(1) item 2)                               —
Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 9) Act 2012                                                                                    12, 2012         21 Mar 2012   Sch 6 (item 22): 21 Mar 2012 (s 2(1) item 10)                               —
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 2012                                        28, 2012         4 Apr 2012    Sch 1: 1 July 2012 (s 2(1) item 2)                                          Sch 1 (item 17)
                                                                                                                                                                    Remainder: 4 Apr 2012 (s 2(1) item 1)
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2012                                                              86, 2012         28 June 2012  Sch 1 (items 1, 13): 28 June 2012 (s 2(1) item 2)                           Sch 1 (item 13)
Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 1) Act 2013                                                                 88, 2013         28 June 2013  Sch 7 (item 194): 1 July 2012 (s 2(1) item 18)                              —
A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Amendment Act 2015                                                        52, 2015         26 May 2015   1 July 2016 (s 2)                                                                Sch 1 (item 4)
Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2015                                           69, 2015         25 June 2015  Sch 1 (items 1, 13): 25 June 2015 (s 2)                                     Sch 1 (item 13)
Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2016                                           39, 2016         4 May 2016    Sch 1 (items 1, 14): 4 May 2016 (s 2(1) item 1)                             Sch 1 (item 14)
Treasury Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2017                                                         58, 2017         22 June 2017  Sch 1 (items 1, 14): 23 June 2017 (s 2(1) item 1)                           Sch 1 (item 14)
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2017                                                                   59, 2017         22 June 2017  Sch 1 (items 22, 23): 1 July 2017 (s 2(1) item 4)                           —
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018                                                                      26, 2018         11 Apr 2018   Sch 5 (items 22–25, 139–148): 20 Sept 2020 (s 2(1) item 8)                  Sch 5 (items 139–148)
Treasury Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2018                                                         69, 2018         29 June 2018  Sch 1 (item 1): 30 June 2018 (s 2(1) item 1)                                —
A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Amendment (Excess Levels for Private Health Insurance Policies) Act 2018  99, 2018         21 Sept 2018  Sch 1: 1 Apr 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)                                           Sch 1 (item 4)
Treasury Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2019.                                                        29, 2019         5 Apr 2019    Sch 1 (items 1, 14): 6 Apr 2019 (s 2(1) item 1)                             Sch 1 (item 14)
Treatment Benefits (Special Access) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2019                                  42, 2019         5 Apr 2019    Sch 1 (item 1) and Sch 2 (items 5, 6): 6 Apr 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)           Sch 1 (item 1)
Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020                                                                               22, 2020         24 Mar 2020   Sch 14 (items 1, 14): 25 Mar 2020 (s 2(1) item 8)                           Sch 14 (item 14)
Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 3) Act 2021                                                                               61, 2021         29 June 2021  Sch 1 (items 1, 14): 30 June 2021 (s 2(1) item 2)                           Sch 1 (item 14)
Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Support and Other Measures) Act 2022                                                         14, 2022         31 Mar 2022   Sch 1 (items 1, 14): 1 Apr 2022 (s 2(1) item 2)                             Sch 1 (item 14)
Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 2) Act 2023                                                                               28, 2023         23 June 2023  Sch 1 (items 1, 14): 24 June 2023 (s 2(1) item 2)                           Sch 1 (item 14)
Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living—Medicare Levy) Act 2024                                                                      4, 2024          5 Mar 2024    Sch 1 (items 1, 14): 6 Mar 2024 (s 2(1) item 1)                             Sch 1 (item 14)
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected        How affected
Part 1
s 3.....................  am No 76, 2000; No 110, 2008; No 27, 2009; No 28, 2012; No 52, 2015
s 4.....................  rs No 76, 2000
                          am No 32, 2007; No 99, 2018
s 5A....................  ad No 110, 2008
                          rep No 28, 2012
s 6.....................  am No 110, 2008
                          rs No 28, 2012
s 7.....................  am No 144, 2008; No 46, 2011
s 9.....................  am No 15, 2007
                          rep No 27, 2009
                          ad No 52, 2015
Part 2
s 10....................  am No 80, 2006; No 52, 2015
Part 3
Division 1
s 11....................  am No 53, 2000; No 12, 2012
Division 2
s 12....................  am No 110, 2008; No 27, 2009; No 28, 2012
Division 3
s 13....................  am No 27, 2009; No 52, 2004; No 28, 2012; No 59, 2017; No 26, 2018; No 42, 2019
Division 4
s 14....................  am No 52, 2004; No 59, 2017; No 26, 2018; No 42, 2019
s 15....................  am No 53, 2000; No 54, 2000; No 12, 2001; No 39, 2002; No 67, 2003; No 84, 2004; No 62, 2005; No 59, 2006; No 75, 2007; No 50, 2008; No 27, 2009 No 41, 2009; No 78, 2010; No 44, 2011; No 159, 2011 (as am by No 86, 2012); No 28, 2012; No 86, 2012; No 88, 2013; No 69, 2015; No 39, 2016; No 58, 2017; No 69, 2018; No 29, 2019; No 22, 2020; No 61, 2021; No 14, 2022; No 28, 2023; No 4, 2024
s 16....................  am No 53, 2000; No 54, 2000; No 12, 2001; No 39, 2002; No 67, 2003; No 84, 2004; No 62, 2005; No 59, 2006; No 75, 2007; No 50, 2008; No 27, 2009; No 41, 2009; No 78, 2010; No 44, 2011; No 159, 2011 (as am by No 86, 2012); No 28, 2012; No 86, 2012; No 88, 2013; No 69, 2015; No 39, 2016; No 58, 2017; No 69, 2018; No 29, 2019; No 22, 2020; No 61, 2021; No 14, 2022; No 28, 2023; No 4, 2024
        
      