Social Services Legislation Amendment (No. 2) Bill 2015

Type: Government
Portfolio: Social Services
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 44

Summary

Amends the: Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to abolish certain incentive payments in relation to income management; Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 in relation to the operation of the income management regime and vulnerable welfare payment recipients; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to make consequential amendments; Aged Care Act 1997 and Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to cease the payment of residential care subsidy for care recipients during a period of leave taken before entering a residential care service; and Aged Care Act 1997 to abolish the Aged Care Planning Advisory Committees.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	28 May 2015
Second reading moved	28 May 2015
Second reading debate	15 Jun 2015
Second reading agreed to	15 Jun 2015
Third reading agreed to	15 Jun 2015

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	16 Jun 2015
Second reading moved	16 Jun 2015
Second reading debate	07 Sep 2015
Second reading agreed to	07 Sep 2015
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 5 Government and 3 Opposition agreed to	07 Sep 2015
Third reading agreed to	07 Sep 2015

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	08 Sep 2015


Finally passed both Houses	08 Sep 2015
Assent Act no.: 128 Year: 2015	16 Sep 2015

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Text of bill

First reading

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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Government [sheet EF102]

Opposition [sheet 7716]
MOORE, Sen Claire

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (28/05/2015): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (15/06/2015)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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