2010-2011-2012

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Social Security Amendment (Supporting Australian Victims of Terrorism Overseas) Bill 2011

(Amendments to be moved by Mr Keenan)

(1)     Schedule 1, item 9, page 4 (after line 17), at the end of section 35B, add:

             (3)  The Prime Minister may, within 6 months after the commencement day, make a declaration under subsection (1) in relation to a terrorist act that occurred outside Australia between 10 September 2001 and the commencement day.

             (4)  In this section:

commencement day means the day on which Schedule 1 of the Social Security Amendment (Supporting Australian Victims of Terrorism Overseas) Act 2011 commenced.

[declaration of past acts]

(2)     Schedule 1, item 12, page 11 (lines 7 and 8), omit “the day the close family member to whom the claim relates died”, substitute the following:

                   the later of:

                     (a)  the day on which the declaration was made under section 35B of the Social Security Act 1991 ; and

                     (b)  the day the close family member to whom the claim relates died.

[allowing a secondary victim 12 months to lodge a claim where the close family member died before the declaration of the overseas terrorist act]