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Social Services Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Social Services

Summary

Amends the Social Security Act 1991 in relation to: special benefit payments; assessment of full-time study load for youth allowance and austudy payments; the definition of new apprentices; exemptions from the assets test for austudy payments; indexation of pharmaceutical allowance; calculating allowable income for the purposes of step 2 of the health care card income test calculator; and technical corrections; and the A New Tax (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 to re-align the time period for income reconciliation for certain family tax benefit recipients; and remove a delegation provision.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 02/12/15  
Second reading moved 02/12/15  
Second reading debate 10/02/16  
Second reading agreed to 10/02/16  
Third reading agreed to 10/02/16  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 22/02/16  
Second reading moved 22/02/16  
Lapsed at prorogation 17/04/16  
Consideration of House of Reps message 02/05/16 Details: In response to a request from the House, the Senate agreed to resume consideration of the bill
Second reading moved 04/05/16  
Second reading debate 04/05/16  
Second reading agreed to 04/05/16  
Committee of the Whole debate 04/05/16 Amendment details: 1 Australian Greens agreed to
Third reading agreed to 04/05/16  
     
House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message 04/05/16 Details: House agreed to Senate amendment
     
Finally passed both Houses 04/05/16  
Assent 05/05/16 Act no: 46 - Year: 2016
     

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

Senate
  • Australian Greens [sheet 7910]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

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  • Opposition [sheet 7912]
MOORE, Sen Claire

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Schedules of amendments

  • Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate

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Bills Digest



Notes
  • Referred to Committee (04/02/2016): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (10/03/2016)
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)