Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007

Type: Government
Portfolio: Workforce Participation
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Social Security Act 1991
and
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to: extend participation exemptions to principal carers who are relatives but not parents of children; make administrative changes in relation to transfers between income support payments; clarify the waiver of certain social security debts; and enable the making of ministerial guidelines in relation to the determination of a person’s capacity to work.

Progress

House of Representatives
16 Aug 2007	Introduced and read a first time
16 Aug 2007	Second reading moved
19 Sep 2007	Second reading agreed to
19 Sep 2007	Third reading agreed to

Senate
20 Sep 2007	Introduced and read a first time
20 Sep 2007	Second reading moved
20 Sep 2007	Second reading agreed to
20 Sep 2007	Third reading agreed to

28 Sep 2007

Assent

Act no.: 173

Year: 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5394] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Opposition [sheet 5406] WONG, Sen Penny

House of Representatives
(HoR) Non-Government 1

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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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.
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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

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.

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