Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment (Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2009

Type: Government
Portfolio: Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
Social Security Act 1991
and
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to provide for adjusted taxable income to include income from a superannuation stream with a taxed source (gross superannuation) and income salary sacrificed to superannuation for the purposes of qualification for the Commonwealth seniors health card.

Progress

House of Representatives
12 Feb 2009	Introduced and read a first time
12 Feb 2009	Second reading moved
11 Mar 2009	Second reading debate
12 Mar 2009	Second reading debate
16 Mar 2009	Second reading debate
17 Mar 2009	Second reading debate
17 Mar 2009	Second reading agreed to
17 Mar 2009	Third reading agreed to

Senate
18 Mar 2009	Introduced and read a first time
18 Mar 2009	Second reading moved
19 Mar 2009	Second reading debate
20 Mar 2009	Second reading debate
20 Mar 2009	Second reading agreed to
20 Mar 2009	Committee of the Whole debate
17 Jun 2009	Discharged from Notice Paper

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5758] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Australian Greens [sheet 5772] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Independent [sheet 5773] XENOPHON, Sen Nick

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.
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

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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