Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
  to: enable parenting payment recipients to transfer temporarily to bereavement allowance following the death of a partner; remove the family member exemption from the two-year newly arrived resident’s waiting period before special benefit is payable; enable the minister to make legislative instruments determining Impairment Tables and rules relating to the tables; and clarify that payments made by an employer to an employee in lieu of notice of termination are regarded as redundancy payments for the purposes of the social security payments;
Disability Services Act 1986
  to provide that disability advocacy services compliance with new Disability Advocacy Standards will be assessed by an independent certification body over a three-year cycle; and
Social Security Act 1991
  and
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
  in relation to certain asset-test exempt income streams and the provision of actuarial certificates.

Progress

House of Representatives
06 Jul 2011	Introduced and read a first time
06 Jul 2011	Second reading moved
17 Aug 2011	Second reading debate
17 Aug 2011	Second reading agreed to
17 Aug 2011	Third reading agreed to

Senate
18 Aug 2011	Introduced and read a first time
18 Aug 2011	Second reading moved
21 Nov 2011	Second reading debate
21 Nov 2011	Second reading agreed to
21 Nov 2011	Committee of the Whole debate
21 Nov 2011	Third reading agreed to

21 Nov 2011	Text of bill as passed both Houses
29 Nov 2011	Assent Act no.: 145 Year: 2011

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 7151] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (07/07/2011): Schedule 3 of bill referred to Senate Committee Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (19/09/2011)

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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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