Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support and Other Measures) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
  in relation to: age requirements for social security payments; income tests for newstart and youth allowances; claims for newstart allowance; working credit balances; a parenting payment transitional arrangement; and a technical amendment;
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
  in relation to the determination of penalty amounts for no show no pay failures or reconnection failures; and
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
  to provide additional funding for the Student Education Trusts measure for the 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2013 appropriation period.

Progress

House of Representatives
09 Feb 2012	Introduced and read a first time
09 Feb 2012	Second reading moved
16 Feb 2012	Referred to Main Committee
29 Feb 2012	Second reading debate
29 Feb 2012	Second reading agreed to
29 Feb 2012	Reported from Federation Chamber
29 Feb 2012	Third reading agreed to

Senate
29 Feb 2012	Introduced and read a first time
29 Feb 2012	Second reading moved
09 May 2012	Second reading debate
09 May 2012	Second reading agreed to
09 May 2012	Third reading agreed to

09 May 2012	Text of bill as passed both Houses
26 May 2012	Assent Act no.: 52 Year: 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (09/02/2012): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (19/03/2012)

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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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