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• Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Feb 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  and

  Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993

  to clarify that the Seacare scheme is not intended to apply to certain employees engaged on ships undertaking intrastate trade or commerce; and

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  to ensure that where an employee’s employment is not covered by the Seacare scheme, their employer will not be liable for a levy in respect of that employee. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sex Discrimination Amendment (Boosting Superannuation for Women) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Dec 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to provide that discrimination by an employer against a female employee is not unlawful if the discrimination involves the employer making a superannuation contribution that is more than otherwise required by law. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: 35 Acts to correct technical errors; 49 Acts to replace references to ‘servants’ with references to ‘employees’; the

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  and

  Defence Act 1903

  to remove gender-specific language; the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to make technical amendments; the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  ,

  Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990

  ,

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to remove spent and obsolete provisions; and the

  Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited Sale Act 1993

  to make an amendment consequential on a repeal. Also repeals the

  Conciliation and Arbitration (Electricity Industry) Act 1985

  ,

  Immigration (Education) Charge Act 1992

  and

  Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act 1970

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 4) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: pause indexation on certain income free and income test free areas and thresholds for three years from 1 July 2015; index parenting payment single to the consumer price index; and pause indexation of income free areas and other means-test thresholds for student payments, including student income bank limits; the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  : to maintain the standard family tax benefit (FTB) child rates for two years in the maximum and base rate of FTB Part A and the maximum rate of FTB Part B from 1 July 2015; and in relation to FTB (from 1 July 2015) by: revising end-of-year supplements to their original values and ceasing indexation; reducing the primary earner income limit; limiting FTB Part B; and introducing a single parent supplement; the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: extend and simplify the ordinary waiting period for all working age payments from 1 January 2015; extend youth allowance (other) to 22 to 24 year olds in lieu of newstart allowance and sickness allowance from 1 January 2015; and provide for 26-week waiting periods and non-payment periods from 1 January 2015; the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to abolish the pensioner education supplement from 1 January 2015; the

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to abolish the education entry payment from 1 January 2015; the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to remove the three months’ backdating of disability pension from 1 January 2015; and five Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 5) Bill 2014

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  Date

  02 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: pause indexation of income test free areas for pensions (other than parenting payment single) and deeming thresholds for three years from 1 July 2017; index pensions (other than parenting payment single) to the consumer price index from 20 September 2017; reduce social security and veterans’ entitlements income test deeming thresholds from 20 September 2017; and increase the age pension qualifying age, and the non-veteran pension age, from 67 to 70 years by six months every two years, commencing on 1 July 2025; and the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Bill 2014

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  Date

  02 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  The bill amends: six Acts to rename the clean energy supplement as the energy supplement and cease indexation of the supplement from 20 September 2014; the

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to pause indexation of assets value limits for working age allowances, student payments and parenting payment single for two years from 1 July 2015; the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: require certain disability support pension recipients to actively participate in a program of support; limit the six-week overseas portability period for students payments from 1 January 2015; limit the overseas portability period for disability support pension from 1 January 2015; extend to 19 weeks the portability period for seniors health cardholders; and restrict qualification for relocation scholarship payments; the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: pause indexation on assets test free areas for all pensions (other than parenting payment single) for three years from 1 July 2017; exclude from the social security and veterans’ entitlements income test payments made under the Young Carer Bursary Programme from 1 January 2015; and include tax-free superannuation income in the assessment of income for qualification for the seniors health card; the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  in relation to family tax benefit (from 1 July 2015) by: limiting the large family supplement; removing the per-child add-on; and reducing the primary earner income limit; the

  Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account Act 2012

  to provide that the State pay equity order (Western Australia) made on 29 August 2013 is a pay equity order for the purposes of the Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account and amend the amounts by which the account will be credited accordingly; and the

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  , Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Scheme 2004 and Veterans’ Children Education Scheme to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Supplement Cessation) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to abolish the senior supplement for holders of the Commonwealth seniors health card or the veterans’ affairs gold card from 20 June 2015; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Job Seeker Compliance Framework) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: provide that: from 1 January 2015, where a job seeker’s payment is suspended following a failure to attend an appointment with their employment services provider, it will not be restored until the job seeker attends their next appointment; and from 1 July 2015, if it is determined that a job seeker has no reasonable excuse for missing their first appointment, they will not be back paid for the period of non-compliance; and broaden the existing delegation powers to include regulations or other instruments; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to exclude certain job seekers aged 55 years or over from certain concessional treatment otherwise available. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Student Measures) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to enable an interest charge to be applied to certain debts relating to austudy payment, fares allowance, youth allowance payments to full-time students and apprentices, and ABSTUDY living allowance payments; and nine Acts to replace the student start-up scholarship with an income-contingent student start-up loan. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2014, the bill amends: the

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to abolish the senior supplement for holders of the Commonwealth seniors health card or the veterans’ affairs gold card from 20 June 2014; six Acts to rename the clean energy supplement as the energy supplement and cease indexation of the supplement from 1 July 2014; the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to pause indexation on certain income and assets test free areas and thresholds for three years from 1 July 2014; the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: make minor changes to the partner income free area from 20 September 2014; index parenting payment single to the Consumer Price Index from 20 September 2014; require certain disability support pension recipients to actively participate in a program of support, from 1 July 2014; limit the six-week overseas portability period for student payments from 1 October 2014; and extend and simplify the ordinary waiting period for all working age payments from 1 October 2014; the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to maintain the standard FTB child rates for two years in the maximum and base rate of family tax benefit Part A and the maximum rate of family tax benefit Part B, from 1 July 2014; the

  Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account Act 2012

  to provide that the State pay equity order (Western Australia) made on 29 August 2013 is a pay equity order for the purposes of the Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account and amend the amounts by which the account will be credited accordingly; and the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  , Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme 2004 and Veterans’ Children Education Scheme to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum