Summary

Amends the: Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to extend the welfare reform trial in the Cape York area to 1 January 2014; Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000 to increase the appropriations for non-ABSTUDY payments in 2012 and 2013; A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988, Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to: enable a Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) member to release protected information in certain circumstances; enable an SSAT member to issue a non-disclosure order during a review; extend confidentiality obligations to everyone providing services at a review hearing; allow the SSAT Principal Member to reconstitute the SSAT; clarify that the SSAT Principal Member perform functions and powers enabling certain standards for the review process; and make technical amendments; Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 and Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 to clarify arrangements when the amount of child support payable under a child support assessment is reduced in certain circumstances; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 and Social Security Act 1991 to make technical amendments.