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• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Exit Arrangements) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Feb 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to: provide for financial and other arrangements for a Commonwealth authority to exit the Comcare scheme; clarify that premiums for current Commonwealth authorities and entities should be calculated having regard to the principle that current and prospective liabilities should be fully funded by Comcare-retained funds and so much of the consolidated revenue fund as would be available; change the appointment process and membership of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; and make consequential and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015

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  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

• Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2014

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  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. 6) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  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

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  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

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  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

• Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 15 bills to implement a three-year progressive budget repair levy, the bill amends the

  Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Act 2007

  to increase the rates of tax payable on departing Australia superannuation payments from a taxed superannuation fund to 38 per cent and from an untaxed superannuation fund to 47 per cent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 15 bills to implement a three-year progressive budget repair levy, the bill amends the

  Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Act 2007

  to increase to 49 per cent the rate at which excess non-concessional contributions tax is payable on an individual’s excess non-concessional contributions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 15 bills to implement a three-year progressive budget repair levy, the bill amends the

  Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Act 2007

  to increase to 49 per cent the rate at which excess untaxed roll-over amounts tax is payable on an individual’s excess untaxed roll-over amounts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Health Card and Other Measures) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to annually index income thresholds for the Commonwealth seniors health card; the

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to align provisions in relation to the operation of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) with similar provisions in social security and related laws; the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to ensure that a statement of reasons for an SSAT decision is provided to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal if there is to be a review of the decision; six Acts to reflect machinery of government changes; and the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to make technical amendments, including a restructure of the Part of the Act that deals with definitions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum