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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2011

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  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2010
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: Social Security Act 1991 to provide that only Australian residents qualify for disability support pensions; Social Security Act 1991 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to: provide that leave payments are included when calculating income concessions; provide that the work bonus rules apply to couples who receive separate income support payments from different agencies; and respond to recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs report Building trust: Supporting families through Disability Trusts by reducing the work capacity and trust purpose requirements for special disability trusts; A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 to provide that students studying overseas full-time are treated for family tax benefit purposes similarly to full-time students studying in Australia; and Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to make minor and technical amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 20 Oct 2010
Second reading moved 20 Oct 2010
Second reading debate 18 Nov 2010
Second reading agreed to 18 Nov 2010
Consideration in detail debate
  • Amendment details: 3 Government agreed to
 18 Nov 2010
Third reading agreed to 18 Nov 2010
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 22 Nov 2010
Second reading moved 22 Nov 2010
Second reading debate 23 Mar 2011
Second reading debate 10 May 2011
Second reading agreed to 10 May 2011
Committee of the Whole debate
  • Amendment details: 4 Government agreed to
 10 May 2011
Third reading agreed to 10 May 2011
House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported 10 May 2011
Consideration of Senate message
  • Details: House agreed to Senate amendments
 11 May 2011
Text of bill as passed both Houses 11 May 2011
Assent
  • Act no.: 34
  • Year: 2011
 26 May 2011

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Notes

  • Referred to Committee (28/10/2010): Schedules 2 and 3 of bill referred to Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (22/11/2010)
  • Referred to Committee (28/10/2010): Schedule 4 of bill referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (9/2/11)
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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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.

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