Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (More Help for Families—One-off Payments) Bill 2004

Type: Government
Portfolio: Family and Community Services
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 40

Summary

Amends the: A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Social Security Act 1991 to provide for a one-off payment to eligible families; and Social Security Act 1991, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to provide for one-off payments to carer allowance and carer payment recipients. Also establishes an administrative scheme to provide payments if the statutory one-off payments regime does not produce an appropriate result.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	11 May 2004
Second reading moved	11 May 2004
Second reading agreed to	12 May 2004
Third reading agreed to	12 May 2004

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	13 May 2004
Second reading moved	13 May 2004
Second reading agreed to	13 May 2004
Third reading agreed to	13 May 2004


Assent Act no.: 60 Year: 2004	26 May 2004

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An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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