Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025

Type
Government
Portfolio
Social Services
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Assent
Parliament no
48

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Summary

Amends the: Social Security Act 1991 to: validate the use of apportioning employment income when calculating the rate of a mean-tested social security payment for entitlement periods between 1 July 1991 and 6 December 2020; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, Social Security Act 1991 and Student Assistance Act 1973 to expand the special circumstances waiver regimes; provide for a standardised and indexed small debt waiver threshold of $250; and provide for a one-off waiver of the Commonwealth’s right to recover small undetermined debts. Also establishes a resolution scheme to provide a resolution payment to persons whose debts have been affected by income apportionment.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 04 Sep 2025
Second reading moved 04 Sep 2025
Second reading debate 27 Oct 2025
Second reading agreed to 27 Oct 2025
Consideration in detail debate
  • Amendment details: 1 Crossbench and 24 Government agreed to
29 Oct 2025
Third reading agreed to 29 Oct 2025
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 03 Nov 2025
Second reading moved 03 Nov 2025
Second reading debate 05 Nov 2025
Second reading agreed to 24 Nov 2025
Committee of the Whole debate
  • Amendment details: 10 Government agreed to
24 Nov 2025
Committee of the Whole debate 25 Nov 2025
Committee of the Whole debate 26 Nov 2025
Third reading agreed to 26 Nov 2025
House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message
  • Details: House agreed to Senate amendments
26 Nov 2025
Finally passed both Houses 26 Nov 2025
Assent
  • Act no: 79
  • Year: 2025
04 Dec 2025

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Senate

Schedules of amendments

Bills digest

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • 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.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

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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Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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