Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2009

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
Social Security Act 1991
and
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to: implement a job seeker compliance system to apply to certain job seekers in receipt of newstart allowance, parenting payment, youth allowance and special benefit; give effect to employment pathway plans; remove references to the Personal Support Programme; and make minor technical and consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
24 Sep 2008	Introduced and read a first time
24 Sep 2008	Second reading moved
21 Oct 2008	Referred to Main Committee
21 Oct 2008	Second reading debate
23 Oct 2008	Second reading debate
12 Nov 2008	Second reading debate
13 Nov 2008	Second reading debate
13 Nov 2008	Reported from Main Committee
24 Nov 2008	Second reading agreed to
24 Nov 2008	Consideration in detail debate
24 Nov 2008	Third reading agreed to

Senate
25 Nov 2008	Introduced and read a first time
25 Nov 2008	Second reading moved
04 Dec 2008	Second reading debate
04 Dec 2008	Second reading negatived
04 Feb 2009	Second reading moved
04 Feb 2009	Second reading debate
04 Feb 2009	Second reading agreed to
04 Feb 2009	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 13 Australian Greens and 1 Independent (Xenophon) agreed to
04 Feb 2009	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
05 Feb 2009	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

05 Feb 2009	Text of bill as passed both Houses
24 Feb 2009	Assent Act no.: 7 Year: 2009

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5655 revised 2] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Australian Greens (Senate) [5655] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Australian Greens (Senate) [5655-revised] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Independent [sheet 5710] XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Opposition [sheet 5642] BERNARDI, Sen Cory

House of Representatives
Non-Government SOUTHCOTT, Andrew, MP

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (25/09/2008): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee
Committee report (24/11/2008)

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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.

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