Human Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

Previous Citations: Human Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
Type: Government
Portfolio: Human Services
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends: the Medicare Australia Act 1973 and Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997 to: abolish Medicare Australia and Centrelink; abolish the positions of the Chief Executive Officers of these organisations; provide for the functions of the agencies and the CEOs to be integrated into the Department of Human Services (DHS); and amend the long and short titles of the Acts; the Medicare Australia Act 1973 in relation to patient notification when medical records are seized but not examined; the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 to abolish the position of Child Support Registrar and provide for the functions of that position to be integrated into the DHS; and 36 Acts to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	25 Nov 2010
Second reading moved	25 Nov 2010
Referred to Main Committee	22 Mar 2011
Second reading debate	23 Mar 2011
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 55 Government agreed to	23 Mar 2011
Reported from Main Committee	23 Mar 2011
Third reading agreed to	23 Mar 2011

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	10 May 2011
Second reading moved	10 May 2011
Second reading debate	10 May 2011
Second reading agreed to	10 May 2011
Third reading agreed to	10 May 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	10 May 2011
Assent Act no.: 32 Year: 2011	25 May 2011

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Explanatory memorandum

Replacement explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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Government [sheet BE322]

Schedules of amendments

Main Committee Schedule

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (10/02/2011): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (22/03/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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