Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
,
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
,
Student Assistance Act 1973
and
VeteransÃ¢â¬â¢ Entitlements Act 1986
to make receipt of income support payments conditional on parents ensuring their children of compulsory school age are enrolled in school and attending regularly.

Progress

House of Representatives
27 Aug 2008	Introduced and read a first time
04 Sep 2008	Third reading agreed to

Senate
15 Sep 2008	Introduced and read a first time
15 Sep 2008	Second reading moved
04 Dec 2008	Second reading debate
04 Dec 2008	Second reading agreed to
04 Dec 2008	Committee of the Whole debate
04 Dec 2008	Third reading agreed to

11 Dec 2008

Assent

Act no.: 149

Year: 2008

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5656] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (03/09/2008): Senate Community Affairs Committee
Committee report (13/11/2008)

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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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