Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008

Summary

Amends the: A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and Medicare Levy Act 1986 to establish a $150,000 limit on primary earner income for family tax benefit Part B and related tax offsets; A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 in relation to the baby bonus to: introduce a means test; provide for instalment payment; change the indexation date to 1 July each year; and extend the eligibility to certain adopted children; Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990, Social Security Act 1991, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to provide for the collection of tax file numbers as part of a new compliance regime for the seniors health card; Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to provide for a person to enter into a voluntary income management agreement; Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to increase the eligible age for partner service pension to qualifying age; and five Acts in relation to: child support reforms; family assistance; and technical amendments relating to family tax benefits and social security.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	29 May 2008
Second reading moved	29 May 2008
Second reading debate	05 Jun 2008
Second reading agreed to	05 Jun 2008
Consideration in detail debate	05 Jun 2008
Third reading agreed to	05 Jun 2008

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	16 Jun 2008
Second reading moved	16 Jun 2008
Second reading debate	24 Jun 2008
Second reading agreed to	24 Jun 2008
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 4 Government and 3 Opposition agreed to Requests details: 1 Government agreed to	24 Jun 2008

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House made Senate requested amendment	25 Jun 2008

Senate
Third reading agreed to	25 Jun 2008

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments 1,2,3,6 and 7 and disagreed to Senate amendments 4 and 5	25 Jun 2008

Senate
Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendments nos 4 and 5	26 Jun 2008


Assent Act no.: 63 Year: 2008	30 Jun 2008

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 5503 Revised]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Government [sheet PD342]

Opposition [sheet 5508]
BERNARDI, Sen Cory

Schedules of amendments

(S) Request/Amendments

(S) Amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate to which the House of Representatives has disagreed

Schedules of the request by the Senate for an amendment and the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (18/06/2008): Senate Finance and Public Administration
Committee report (24/06/2008)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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 changes 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.