Second Reading Speeches

Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007

Type
Government
Portfolio
Workforce Participation
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Social Security Act 1991
and
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to: extend participation exemptions to principal carers who are relatives but not parents of children; make administrative changes in relation to transfers between income support payments; clarify the waiver of certain social security debts; and enable the making of ministerial guidelines in relation to the determination of a person’s capacity to work.

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