Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2009

Previous Citations: Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008
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
Introduced and read a first time	24 Sep 2008
Second reading moved	24 Sep 2008
Referred to Main Committee	21 Oct 2008
Second reading debate	21 Oct 2008
Second reading debate	23 Oct 2008
Second reading debate	12 Nov 2008
Second reading debate	13 Nov 2008
Reported from Main Committee	13 Nov 2008
Second reading agreed to	24 Nov 2008
Consideration in detail debate	24 Nov 2008
Third reading agreed to	24 Nov 2008

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	25 Nov 2008
Second reading moved	25 Nov 2008
Second reading debate	04 Dec 2008
Second reading negatived	04 Dec 2008
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	04 Feb 2009

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


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

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
SOUTHCOTT, Andrew, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 5655 revised 2]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Independent [sheet 5710]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Opposition [sheet 5642]
BERNARDI, Sen Cory

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (25/09/2008): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee
Committee report (24/11/2008)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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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.
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

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Schedules of amendments

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