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- Schedule 1—Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991
- Schedule 2—Amendment of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
- Schedule 3—Amendment of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
- Schedule 4—Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
- Schedule 5—Amendment of the Taxation Administration Act 1953
- Schedule 6—Amendment of the Health Insurance Act 1973
- Schedule 7—Amendment of the Social Security (Administration and International Agreements) (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999
- Schedule 8—Amendment of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
- Schedule 9—Amendment of the Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999
- Schedule 10—Amendment of the Further 1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security) Act 1999
1998-1999-2000
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Bill 2000
No. , 2000
(Family and Community Services)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to social security and veterans’ entitlements in relation to various matters
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 3
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991 4
Part 1—Beneficiaries leaving Australia 4
Part 2—Pension bonus 30
Part 3—Retirement assistance for farmers 32
Part 4—Claiming unclaimed overseas entitlements 33
Part 5—Simplifying qualifying residence 34
Schedule 2—Amendment of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 38
Part 1—Tax file numbers 38
Part 2—Claiming unclaimed overseas pensions 39
Part 3—Beneficiaries leaving Australia 40
Schedule 3—Amendment of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 42
Schedule 4—Amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 46
Schedule 5—Amendment of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 47
Schedule 6—Amendment of the Health Insurance Act 1973 48
Schedule 7—Amendment of the Social Security (Administration and International Agreements) (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 49
Schedule 8—Amendment of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 50
Schedule 9—Amendment of the Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 54
Schedule 10—Amendment of the Further 1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security) Act 1999 55
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to social security and veterans’ entitlements in relation to various matters
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Act 2000 .
2 Commencement
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) The following provisions commence, or are taken to have commenced, on 20 September 2000:
(a) Parts 1, 4 and 5 of Schedule 1 (other than items 71, 72 and 123);
(b) Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 2;
(c) Schedule 6.
(3) Items 71 and 72 of Schedule 1 commence on the later of the following:
(a) 20 September 2000;
(b) immediately after the commencement of item 4 of Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2000.
(4) Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 commence, or are taken to have commenced, immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999 .
(5) Part 1 of Schedule 2, and Schedules 4 and 5, commence, or are taken to have commenced, on 1 July 2000.
(6) Item 1 of Schedule 7 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 5 to the Further 1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security) Act 1999 .
(7) Item 2 of Schedule 7 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of item 34 of Schedule 5 to the Further 1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security) Act 1999 .
(8) Schedule 8 commences on the later of the following:
(a) 20 September 2000;
(b) immediately after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2000 .
(9) Item 123 of Schedule 1, and Schedule 9, commence, or are taken to have commenced, on 1 August 2000.
(10) Schedule 10 is taken to have commenced immediately before the commencement of items 8 to 52 of Schedule 2 to the Further 1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security) Act 1999 .
3 Schedule(s)
Subject to section 2, 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.