Financial Assistance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

Type: Government
Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the:
Federal Financial Relations Act 2009
to increase the general drawing rights limit for the 2008-09 financial year to $1,250,000,000 to enable the Commonwealth to provide general purpose financial assistance to the states; and
Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995
to enable the minister to permit a state to receive an entitlement to financial assistance before the end of the financial year to which that assistance relates.

Progress

House of Representatives
12 May 2009	Introduced and read a first time
12 May 2009	Second reading moved
13 May 2009	Second reading debate
13 May 2009	Second reading agreed to
13 May 2009	Third reading agreed to

Senate
13 May 2009	Introduced and read a first time
13 May 2009	Second reading moved
14 May 2009	Second reading debate
14 May 2009	Second reading agreed to
14 May 2009	Third reading agreed to

14 May 2009	Text of bill as passed both Houses
27 May 2009	Assent Act no.: 36 Year: 2009

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Bills Digest

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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

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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