Committee SecretarySenate Education and Employment CommitteesPO Box 6100Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 Phone: +61 2 6277 3521eec.sen@aph.gov.au
The Bill proposes to amend the: Social Security Act 1991 to: specify that persons receiving a green army allowance under the Green Army Programme (GAP) cannot also receive a social security benefit or pension; provide that certain participants in the GAP are not considered workers or employees for the purposes of various laws; and specify the income testing arrangements to apply to a social security pensioner if their partner is receiving a green army allowance; and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to make consequential amendments.
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