Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005

Type: Government
Portfolio: Family and Community Services
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Introduced with the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005, the bill amends the:
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
and
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
to: increase the number of hours of child care benefit payable without needing to meeting the work/training/study test; and modify the work/training/study test applicable to those who wish to claim up to 50 hours child care benefit in a week.

Progress

House of Representatives
09 Nov 2005	Introduced and read a first time
09 Nov 2005	Second reading moved
01 Dec 2005	Second reading agreed to
01 Dec 2005	Third reading agreed to

Senate
01 Dec 2005	Introduced and read a first time
01 Dec 2005	Second reading moved
05 Dec 2005	Second reading agreed to
06 Dec 2005	Third reading agreed to

14 Dec 2005

Assent

Act no.: 150

Year: 2005

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Text of bill

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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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