Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023

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

Summary

Further to the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Act 2022, the bill amends the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to: expand access to the enhanced income management regime; enable people subject to the existing income management regime to move to the enhanced income management regime, thereby allowing them access to the BasicsCard bank account and superior SmartCard; and direct new entrants to the enhanced income management regime, ensuring no new participant is issued the BasicsCard.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	09 Mar 2023
Second reading moved	09 Mar 2023
Second reading debate	27 Mar 2023
Second reading agreed to	28 Mar 2023
Consideration in detail debate	28 Mar 2023
Third reading agreed to	28 Mar 2023

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	30 Mar 2023
Second reading moved	30 Mar 2023
Second reading debate	22 Jun 2023
Second reading agreed to	22 Jun 2023
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Australian Greens agreed to	22 Jun 2023
Third reading agreed to	22 Jun 2023

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	22 Jun 2023


Finally passed both Houses	22 Jun 2023
Assent Act no: 47 Year: 2023	03 Jul 2023

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Crossbench
BATES, Stephen, MP

Senate

2R - Opposition [sheet 1990]
RUSTON, Sen Anne

CW - Australian Greens [sheet 1966 revised 2]
RICE, Sen Janet

CW - Opposition [sheet 1972 revised]
BROCKMAN, Sen Slade

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (09/03/2023): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (06/06/2023)
Considered by scrutiny committee (22/03/2023): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 5 of 2023
Considered by scrutiny committee (29/03/2023): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 5 of 2023
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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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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