Taxation Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Act 2003 No. 45, 2003 An Act to amend taxation laws to reduce personal income tax, to increase the rebate for certain low‑income taxpayers, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s).................................. 4 Application.................................. Schedule 1—Amendments Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Rates Act 1986 Medicare Levy Act 1986 Taxation Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Act 2003 No. 45, 2003 An Act to amend taxation laws to reduce personal income tax, to increase the rebate for certain low‑income taxpayers, and for related purposes [Assented to 24 June 2003] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxation Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Act 2003. 2 Commencement This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms. 4 Application The amendments made by Schedule 1 apply to assessments for the 2003‑2004 income year and later income years. Schedule 1—Amendments Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 1 Subsection 159N(1) Omit "$24,450", substitute "$27,475". 2 Subsection 159N(2) Omit "$150", substitute "$235". 3 Subsection 159N(2) Omit "$20,700", substitute "$21,600". Income Tax Rates Act 1986 4 Clause 1 of Part I of Schedule 7 (table) Repeal the table, substitute: Tax rates for resident taxpayers Item For the part of the ordinary taxable income of the taxpayer that: The rate is: 1 exceeds $6,000 but does not exceed $21,600 17% 2 exceeds $21,600 but does not exceed $52,000 30% 3 exceeds $52,000 but does not exceed $62,500 42% 4 exceeds $62,500 47% 5 Clause 1 of Part II of Schedule 7 (table) Repeal the table, substitute: Tax rates for non‑resident taxpayers Item For the part of the ordinary taxable income of the taxpayer that: The rate is: 1 does not exceed $21,600 29% 2 exceeds $21,600 but does not exceed $52,000 30% 3 exceeds $52,000 but does not exceed $62,500 42% 4 exceeds $62,500 47% 6 Subparagraph 2(b)(ii) of Division 2 of Part I of Schedule 8 Omit "$20,000" (wherever occurring), substitute "$21,600". 7 Paragraph 2(b) of Part I of Schedule 10 Omit "$20,000" (wherever occurring), substitute "$21,600". Medicare Levy Act 1986 8 Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of phase‑in limit) Omit "$21,621", substitute "$22,162". 9 Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of threshold amount) Omit "$20,000", substitute "$20,500". [Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 29 May 2003 Senate on 16 June 2003] (73/03)