2010-2011

 

 

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

 

THE SENATE

 

 

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and

Other Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2010

 

 

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

 

 

 

 

(1)     Clause 2, page 2 (table item 2), omit the table item, substitute:

2.  Schedule 1	1 January 2011.	1 January 2011
3.  Schedule 2	1 July 2011.	1 July 2011

(2)     Schedule 2, heading, page 8 (lines 1 and 2), omit the heading, substitute:

Schedule 2 — Disability support pension

(3)     Schedule 2, item 7, page 9 (table item 2), after “1218AA”, insert “, 1218AB”.

(4)     Schedule 2, page 9 (before line 12), before item 8, insert:

7A  After section 1218AA

Insert:

1218AB   Extended portability period for disability support pension

             (1)  The Secretary may, by written determination, extend the person’s portability period for disability support pension if all of the following circumstances (the qualifying circumstances ) exist:

                     (a)  the person is severely disabled (see subsection 23(4B));

                     (b)  the person is receiving disability support pension;

                     (c)  the person is wholly or substantially dependent on a family member of the person (see subsection 23(14));

                     (d)  the Secretary is satisfied that the person will be living with the family member of the person throughout the period of absence;

                     (e)  the family member of the person is engaged in employment in Australia for an employer immediately before the start of the period of absence;

                      (f)  the Secretary is satisfied that the family member of the person will be engaged in employment outside Australia for that employer throughout the period of absence.

             (2)  If the Secretary extends a person’s portability period under subsection (1), the person’s portability period for disability support pension, for the purposes of this Part, is the extended period.

             (3)  The Secretary may revoke the determination if any of the qualifying circumstances ceases to exist.

             (4)  A determination under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.

Note:       The heading to section 1218AA is altered by omitting “ Extended ” and substituting “ Unlimited ”.

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary Laing

Clerk of the Senate

 

 

The Senate

10 May 2011