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Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022

Type
Government
Portfolio
Social Services
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
47

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Summary

Amends the: Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to abolish the cashless welfare arrangements (also known as the cashless debit card or CDC program) and provide for certain exiting program participants to enter alternative income management arrangements, including on a voluntary basis; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, National Emergency Declaration Act 2020, Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 27 Jul 2022
Second reading moved 27 Jul 2022
Second reading debate 02 Aug 2022
Second reading agreed to 03 Aug 2022
Third reading agreed to 03 Aug 2022
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 03 Aug 2022
Second reading moved 03 Aug 2022
Second reading debate 26 Sep 2022
Second reading debate 27 Sep 2022
Second reading agreed to 27 Sep 2022
Committee of the Whole debate
  • Amendment details: 34 Government and 3 Australian Greens agreed to
 27 Sep 2022
Third reading agreed to 27 Sep 2022
House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported 28 Sep 2022
Consideration of Senate message
  • Details: House agreed to Senate amendments
 28 Sep 2022
Finally passed both Houses 28 Sep 2022
Assent
  • Act no: 39
  • Year: 2022
 30 Sep 2022

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Notes

  • Referred to Committee (04/08/2022): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (31/08/2022)
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (07/09/2022): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 5 of 2022
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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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.

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