Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019

Type: Government
Portfolio: Social Services
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Amends the: Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to establish a two year drug testing trial in three regions for 5000 new recipients of newstart allowance and youth allowance; Farm Household Support Act 2014 to make consequential amendments; and Farm Household Support Act 2014, Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to substitute references to the newstart allowance with references to the jobseeker payment following commencement of the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	11 Sep 2019
Second reading moved	11 Sep 2019
Second reading debate	15 Oct 2019
Second reading debate	16 Oct 2019
Second reading debate	17 Oct 2019
Second reading agreed to	17 Oct 2019
Third reading agreed to	17 Oct 2019

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	17 Oct 2019
Second reading moved	17 Oct 2019
Lapsed at end of Parliament	25 Jul 2022

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Notes

Referred to Committee (12/09/2019): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (10/10/2019)
Considered by scrutiny committee (05/12/2019): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 1 of 2020

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