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  • Social Security Legislation Amendment (Connecting People with Jobs) Bill 2010

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    21 Oct 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to extend to 12 weeks the period of non-payment of income support when a relocating job seeker voluntarily leaves their employment within the first six months. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012

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    Date
    31 May 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Social Security Act 1991
    to: remove the ‘grandfathering’ transitional arrangement from the parenting payment from 1 January 2013; reduce the length of the liquid assets waiting period by doubling the maximum reserve threshold for liquid assets to $5000 for singles without dependants or $10 000 for others from 1 July 2013; and clarify the definition of ‘termination payment’ for the purposes of the income maintenance period to ensure it includes any payments connected with the termination of a person’s employment. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Participation Measures) Bill 2011

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    21 Sep 2011 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to: commence a 3.5 year trial on 1 January 2012 requiring certain teenage parents residing in certain areas who receive parenting payment to develop and sign an Employment Pathway Plan; suspend income support for teenage parents who fail to participate in the plan without a reasonable excuse; commence a three-year trial on 1 July 2012 requiring certain jobless family members who are receiving parenting payment to develop and sign an Employment Pathway Plan; and provide that parents in either of these trials do not lose entitlement to other payments if they fail to comply with trial requirements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Security Legislation Amendment (Job Seeker Compliance) Bill 2011

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    Date
    23 Mar 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to provide that social security payment for job seekers will be suspended when they fail to attend appointments with employment services providers. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

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    Date
    23 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Part of a package of three bills to implement the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory framework, the bill amends the:
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to enable income management to be triggered by referrals from state and territory agencies; and
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to: enable the minister to specify states, territories or areas in which the vulnerable, long-term welfare payment and disengaged youth income management measures will apply; provide that income management continues despite a change in residence; and provide that certain parents may be required to enter into a school attendance plan and may have income support payments suspended if the plan is not complied with. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Statute Law Revision Bill 2011

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    Date
    24 Nov 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    The bill: amends 36 Acts to correct technical and other errors and modernise language; repeals eight redundant Acts; amends 76 Acts to provide that Commonwealth ministers are mentioned by reference to the administration of identified legislation; amends 53 Acts to provide that specific departments are mentioned by reference to the minister administering legislation; and amends 103 Acts to update administrative references. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Statute Law Revision Bill 2012

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    Date
    15 Aug 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends: 78 Acts to correct technical errors; nine Acts to update references to regulations made under the
    Civil Aviation Act 1988
    ; 13 Acts to make amendments consequential on amendments to the
    Acts Interpretation Act 1901
    and the enactment of the
    Legislative Instruments Act 2003
    ; three Acts to update references to ministers and departments; and 38 Acts to repeal obsolete provisions. Also repeals five Acts and makes amendments to the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    consequential on the repeals. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) Bill (No. 1) 2012

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    Date
    20 Jun 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Deregulation 
    Summary
    The bill: amends two Acts and repeals three Acts to abolish redundant special appropriations; repeals 93 appropriation Acts which are spent, exhausted or lapsed; and repeals 35 redundant supply Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Statute Stocktake Bill (No. 1) 2011

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    Date
    23 Mar 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Deregulation 
    Summary
    Amends 11 Acts and repeals 25 Acts to abolish 39 special appropriations, including one Special Account. Also makes consequential amendments to two Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011

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    Date
    13 Sep 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 
    Summary
    Further to the package of bills to implement a carbon pricing mechanism, the bill establishes a framework for the Steel Transformation Plan comprising of a $300 million entitlement program for the Australian steel manufacturing industry over four years from the 2012-13 financial year. Also provides for: the minister to approve competitiveness assistance advances up to the value of $164 million in the 2011 12 financial year; administrative details relating to the plan to be included in a legislative instrument; and a monitoring regime. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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