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
Introduced and read a first time	09 Feb 2012
Second reading moved	09 Feb 2012
Referred to Main Committee	16 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	29 Feb 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	29 Feb 2012
Second reading moved	29 Feb 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	09 May 2012
Assent Act no.: 52 Year: 2012	26 May 2012

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Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (09/02/2012): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (19/03/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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