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• Social Security Amendment (National Green Jobs Corps Supplement) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide for a training supplement of $41.60 per fortnight to participants in the National Green Jobs Corps who receive youth allowance, newstart allowance and parenting payment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  In response to recommendations of the Review of Higher Education (the Bradley Review), the bill amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: phase-in a change to the age of independence from 25 to 22 years for the purposes of the independent youth allowance; provide that youth allowance claimants will not be able to attain independence through part-time employment or wages; increase the annual parental income threshold for non-independent youth allowance recipients; change the taper rate from 25 per cent per person to 20 per cent for families for the parental income reduction for youth allowance; increase and index to the Consumer Price Index the personal income free area for youth allowance, austudy students and Australian Apprentices; and provide the training supplement to all parenting payment recipients who are subject to participation requirements; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  ,

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: provide for a start-up scholarship and a relocation scholarship (both to be indexed from 2011); and exempt (to an indexed threshold) merit and equity based scholarships from the income test under social security and veterans’ entitlements legislation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to prohibit certain advertising being shown during programs on SBS television. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  The bill: amends 17 Acts to remove redundant provisions; repeals eight redundant Acts; and makes consequential amendments to three Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: increase the single maximum basic rate of certain pensions; index pensions using the Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index; index pensions using a combined couple benchmark; increase pensions to compensate for anticipated increases in the living cost index arising from the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme; increase the income test taper rate and remove the additional income test free area for dependent children; introduce a Work Bonus so that certain income is disregarded as ordinary income; close the pension bonus scheme from 20 September 2009; make transitional arrangements; increase the qualifying age for age pension from 65 to 67 years; enable certain social security recipients to apply for an advance of social security entitlements; and enable certain social security recipients to be paid while studying overseas;

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to consolidate a number of smaller payments and allowances into one pension supplement;

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: require income salary sacrificed to superannuation to be included as adjusted taxable income for the Commonwealth seniors health card; and exclude amounts and benefits received under the Western Australian Cost of Living Rebate Scheme and the Western Australian Country Age Pension Fuel Card from social security and veterans’ affairs income tests;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to change indexation arrangements for certain family tax benefit child rates and the maternity immunisation allowance;

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to increase payments to people in residential aged care; and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to enable Australian Defence Force members allotted for duty on

  HMAS Canberra

  as part of Operation DAMASK VI to access entitlements under the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Amendment (Training Incentives) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide that: certain recipients of newstart allowance and parenting payment may receive a training supplement of $41.60 a fortnight; and early school leavers undertake full-time study or comply with a Youth Allowance Employment Pathway Plan to qualify for youth allowance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Apprentices) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to exempt the values of payments made under the Skills for Sustainability for Australian Apprentices and Tools For Your Trade programs from treatment as assessable income for taxation, social security and veterans’ affairs purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Consequent on the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Bill 2009, the bill amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  in relation to: redundant references; activity test relief; short term or episodic carers qualification for a health card; and principal beneficiaries of special disability trusts;

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  in relation to: redundant references; and backdating claims for carer payments made between 1 July and 1 October 2009; and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to principal beneficiaries of special disability trusts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Safe Work Australia Bill 2008 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Establishes Safe Work Australia (SWA) as a statutory body, with power to make recommendations directly to the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council in relation to occupational health and safety outcomes and workers’ compensation arrangements. SWA will replace the Australian Safety and Compensation Council. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to change confidentiality provisions to enable Centrelink to use and disclose protected information to facilitate the Digital Switch-over Household Assistance Program. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum