Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022

Type
Government
Portfolio
Social Services
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
47

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Summary

Amends the Social Security Act 1991 and Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 to increase the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card income test limits to $90 000 a year for a single person and $144 000 a year for couples.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 27 Jul 2022
Second reading moved 27 Jul 2022
Second reading debate 04 Aug 2022
Second reading agreed to 04 Aug 2022
Third reading agreed to 04 Aug 2022
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 05 Sep 2022
Second reading moved 05 Sep 2022
Second reading debate 28 Sep 2022
Second reading agreed to 28 Sep 2022
Committee of the Whole debate
  • Amendment details: 7 Government and 10 Opposition agreed to
28 Sep 2022
Third reading agreed to 28 Sep 2022
House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported 25 Oct 2022
Consideration of Senate message
  • Details: House agreed to Senate amendments 1 and 8 to 13 and disagreed to Senate amendments 2 to 7 and 14 to 16
26 Oct 2022
Senate
Consideration of House of Reps message
  • Details: Senate did not insist on its amendments
26 Oct 2022
Finally passed both Houses 26 Oct 2022
Assent
  • Act no: 43
  • Year: 2022
28 Oct 2022

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

Senate

Schedules of amendments

Bills digest

Notes

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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