Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Introduced with the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005, the bill amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
  and
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
  in relation to: workforce participation and returns to work for people receiving allowances; a new compliance framework; and RapidConnect, an initiative to provide faster access to Job Network for newstart and youth allowees;
Disability Services Act 1986
  in relation to approval of rehabilitation programs; and
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and other 2001 Budget Measures) Act 2003
  to repeal the requirement for a ministerial review of the parenting payment participation agreements and flexible participation requirements for mature age newstart allowees regime.

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	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 30 Government agreed to Requests details: 6 Government agreed to

House of Representatives
07 Dec 2005	Consideration of Senate message Details: House made requested amendments

Senate
07 Dec 2005	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
07 Dec 2005	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

14 Dec 2005

Assent

Act no.: 154

Year: 2005

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Democrats [sheet 4786 revised] BARTLETT, Andrew
Australian Democrats [sheet 4758 revised] BARTLETT, Andrew
Australian Democrats [sheet 4782 revised] BARTLETT, Andrew
Australian Democrats [sheet 4794] BARTLETT, Andrew
Australian Greens [sheet 4792] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Australian Greens [sheet 4797] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Family First Party [sheet 4789] FIELDING, Steve
Government [sheet PA325]
Opposition [sheet 4793] WONG, Sen Penny

House of Representatives
Non-Government MACKLIN, Jenny, MP

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the requests by the Senate for amendments
Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Back to top

Helpful information

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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

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.

Back to top

|