Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Disability Support Pension Participation Reforms) Bill 2012

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
  and
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
  to: allow all disability support pensioners to work up to 30 hours a week without having payments suspended or cancelled;
Social Security Act 1991
  to: provide that certain disability support pensioners under 35 years of age with a work capacity of at least eight hours a week attend participation interviews and develop a participation plan with Centrelink; and provide that certain disability support pensioners may live outside Australia indefinitely and continue to receive the disability support pension; and
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
,
Social Security Act 1991
  and
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
  to make technical amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
15 Feb 2012	Introduced and read a first time
15 Feb 2012	Second reading moved
29 Feb 2012	Second reading debate
29 Feb 2012	Second reading agreed to
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.: 51 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

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Committee Information

No documents at present

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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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