Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Special Benefit Activity Test) Bill 2002

Type: Government
Portfolio: Family and Community Services
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 40

Summary

Amends the: Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to require holders of certain specified visas issued for temporary protection, humanitarian or safe haven purposes to satisfy a special benefit activity test similar to the one that currently operates in relation to newstart allowance, and other newstart allowance conditions; Social Security Act 1991 to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the proposed Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and Other 2001 Budget Measures) Act 2002 to ensure that activity test requirements are applied consistently to both special beneficiaries and newstart allowees; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 2) 1999 and Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (1999 Budget and Other Measures) Act 1999 to correct cross-references as a result of the enactment of the Youth Allowance Consolidation Act 2000.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	26 Sep 2002
Second reading moved	26 Sep 2002
Second reading agreed to	17 Oct 2002
Third reading agreed to	17 Oct 2002

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	21 Oct 2002
Second reading moved	21 Oct 2002
Second reading agreed to	12 Dec 2002
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Opposition and 2 Australian Democrats agreed to	12 Dec 2002
Third reading agreed to	12 Dec 2002

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	12 Dec 2002 (After Midnight)


Assent Act no.: 147 Year: 2002	19 Dec 2002

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An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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