Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Bill 2008

Type: Private
Sponsor: COONAN, Sen Helen
Originating house: Senate
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
Social Security Act 1991
and
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to increase the single age pension, single age service pension and the Widow B pension by $30 per week.

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Progress

Senate
22 Sep 2008	Introduced and read a first time
22 Sep 2008	Second reading moved
22 Sep 2008	Second reading debate
22 Sep 2008	Second reading agreed to
22 Sep 2008	Committee of the Whole debate
22 Sep 2008	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
23 Sep 2008	Message from Senate reported
28 Sep 2010	Lapsed at dissolution

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5595] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Australian Greens [sheet 5596] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Family First Party [sheet 5594] FIELDING, Sen Steve

Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Text of bill

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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

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Schedules of amendments

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