Report

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill 2016 [Provisions]

10 October 2016

© Commonwealth of Australia 2016
ISBN 978-1-76010-453-5

View the report as a single document - (PDF 196KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE (PDF 25KB)
ABBREVIATIONS (PDF 11KB)
LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS (PDF 24KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 47KB)

Purpose and background of the Bill
Key provisions of the Bill
Consideration of the Bill by other committees
Conduct of the inquiry
Chapter 2 - Key issues (PDF 56KB)

Proportional payment of pensions outside Australia
Cessation of the Pensioner Education Supplement and the Education Entry Payment
Pauses on indexation
Committee view
Australian Labor Party Senators' Dissenting Report (PDF 19KB)
Australian Greens Senators' Dissenting Report (PDF 28KB)

Introduction
Changes to payment rates for pensioners travelling outside Australia
Abolition of the Pensioner Education Supplement and the Education Entry Payment
Freezing income free areas
APPENDIX 1 - Submissions received by the Committee (PDF 9KB)

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

On 15 September 2016, the Senate referred the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill 2016 to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report.

Submissions were sought by 28 September 2016. The reporting date is 10 October 2016.