2004-2005-2006-2007

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007

(Amendments to be moved by Ms Macklin)

(1)     Clause 4, page 2 (lines 21-28), omit subclauses (2) and (3), substitute:

(2)   To the extent that this subsection applies, the provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(a), and any acts referred to in paragraph (1)(b), are, for the purposes of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, special measures and are consistent with Part 2 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.

(3)   To the extent that this subsection applies, the provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(a), and any acts referred to in paragraph (1)(b), are not laws as described by subsection 10(3) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.

(2)     Clause 6, page 4 (lines 33-34), page 5 (lines 1-2), omit subclauses (2) and (3), substitute:

(2)   Any such implementation, or other acts, are, for the purposes of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, special measures and are consistent with Part 2 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.

(3)   Any such implementation, or other acts, are not laws as described by subsection 10(3) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.

(3)     Page 6, after clause 7 (after line 27), insert:

8 Review

The Minister must cause to be conducted, as soon as practicable after the first anniversary of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, a review of the provisions of Part 3 B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 regarding the application of income management to persons by reason of their being persons in a relevant Northern Territory area.

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