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Preliminary pages

Membership of the Committee

Chair

Mr Graham Perrett MP

Deputy Chair

The Hon Judi Moylan MP

Members

Mr Shayne Newman MP

 

Ms Michelle Rowland MP

 

Ms Laura Smyth MP

  The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP
  Mr Ross Vasta MP


Terms of reference

On Thursday 2 June 2011, the Selection Committee determined that the Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 be referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs for inquiry and report.

List of abbreviations

ATSIA

 

 Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

 

CPI

Consumer Price Index

DSP Disability Support Pension
FaHCSIA Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
FRC Families Responsibilities Commission
FTB Family Tax Benefit
PPL Paid Parental Leave
PWC Public Works Committee

List of recommendations

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that Schedule 1—Age of FTB child for family tax benefit of the Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 be passed by the House of Representatives without amendment.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that Schedule 2—Indexation of the Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 be passed by the House of Representatives without amendment.

Recommendation 3

The Committee recommends that Schedule 3—Assessing qualification for Disability Support Pension of the Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 be passed by the House of Representatives without amendment.

Recommendation 4

The Committee recommends that Schedule 4—Extending Cape York welfare reform trial of the Family Assistance and other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 be passed by the House of Representatives without amendment.

Recommendation 5

The Committee recommends that the exemption of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 from the Public Works Committee Act 1969 be passed by the House of Representatives without amendment.

 

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