Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2003

Type: Government
Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 40
Summary: Amends the:
Farm Household Support Act 1992
  to: extend the closing date for applications for Farm Help Income Support to 30 June 2004 and the deadline for Farm Help Income Support payments to 30 June 2005; and make administrative changes to the Farm Help program;
Farm Household Support Amendment Act 2003
  to make a minor technical correction; and
Social Security Act 1991
  to make a consequential amendment. Also contains application, saving and transitional provisions.

Progress

House of Representatives
17 Sep 2003	Introduced and read a first time
17 Sep 2003	Second reading moved
13 Oct 2003	Second reading agreed to
13 Oct 2003	Third reading agreed to

Senate
14 Oct 2003	Introduced and read a first time
14 Oct 2003	Second reading moved
30 Oct 2003	Second reading agreed to
30 Oct 2003	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 6 Government amendments agreed to
30 Oct 2003	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
04 Nov 2003	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

27 Nov 2003

Assent

Act no.: 115

Year: 2003

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
Senate Amendments

Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Text of bill

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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.
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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

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