Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Participation Measures) Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the
Social Security Act 1991
and
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to: commence a 3.5 year trial on 1 January 2012 requiring certain teenage parents residing in certain areas who receive parenting payment to develop and sign an Employment Pathway Plan; suspend income support for teenage parents who fail to participate in the plan without a reasonable excuse; commence a three-year trial on 1 July 2012 requiring certain jobless family members who are receiving parenting payment to develop and sign an Employment Pathway Plan; and provide that parents in either of these trials do not lose entitlement to other payments if they fail to comply with trial requirements.

Progress

Senate
21 Sep 2011	Introduced and read a first time
21 Sep 2011	Second reading moved
21 Nov 2011	Second reading debate
21 Nov 2011	Second reading agreed to
21 Nov 2011	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Opposition agreed to
21 Nov 2011	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
23 Nov 2011	Introduced and read a first time
23 Nov 2011	Second reading moved
23 Nov 2011	Second reading debate
23 Nov 2011	Second reading agreed to
23 Nov 2011	Consideration in detail debate
23 Nov 2011	Third reading agreed to

23 Nov 2011	Text of bill as passed both Houses
05 Dec 2011	Assent Act no.: 173 Year: 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Opposition [sheet 7182] BERNARDI, Sen Cory

House of Representatives
Non-Government LEY, Sussan, MP

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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Text of bill

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Explanatory memoranda

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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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