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Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005


Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Employment and Workplace Relations

Summary

Introduced with the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005, the bill amends the: Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 in relation to: workforce participation and returns to work for people receiving allowances; a new compliance framework; and RapidConnect, an initiative to provide faster access to Job Network for newstart and youth allowees; Disability Services Act 1986 in relation to approval of rehabilitation programs; and Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and other 2001 Budget Measures) Act 2003 to repeal the requirement for a ministerial review of the parenting payment participation agreements and flexible participation requirements for mature age newstart allowees regime.

Progress of bill

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House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 09/11/05  
Second reading moved 09/11/05  
Second reading agreed to 01/12/05  
Third reading agreed to 01/12/05  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 01/12/05  
Second reading moved 01/12/05  
Second reading agreed to 05/12/05  
Committee of the Whole debate 06/12/05 Amendment details: 30 Government agreed to
Requests details: 6 Government agreed to
     
House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message 07/12/05 Details: House made requested amendments
     
Senate
Third reading agreed to 07/12/05  
     
House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message 07/12/05 Details: House agreed to Senate amendments
     
Assent 14/12/05 Act no.: 154
Year: 2005
     

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Text of bill

  • First reading

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
  • Non-Government
MACKLIN, Jenny, MP

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Senate
  • Australian Democrats [sheet 4794]
BARTLETT, Andrew

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  • Australian Democrats [sheet 4782 revised]
BARTLETT, Andrew

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  • Australian Democrats [sheet 4758 revised]
BARTLETT, Andrew

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  • Australian Democrats [sheet 4786 revised]
BARTLETT, Andrew

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  • Australian Greens [sheet 4797]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

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  • Australian Greens [sheet 4792]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

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  • Family First Party [sheet 4789]
FIELDING, Steve

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  • Government [sheet PA325]

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  • Opposition [sheet 4793]
WONG, Sen Penny

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Schedules of amendments

  • Schedule of the requests by the Senate for amendments

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  • Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

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