House debates

Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008

Consideration of Senate Message

Bill returned from the Senate with amendments.

Ordered that the amendments be considered immediately.

Senate’s amendments—

(1)    Clause 2, page 2 (table item 6), omit “1 January 2009” (wherever occurring), substitute “1 July 2009”.

(2)    Clause 2, page 2 (table item 7), omit the table item.

(3)    Schedule 2, heading to Part 2, page 18 (lines 2 and 3), omit “1 January 2009”, substitute “1 July 2009”.

(4)    Schedule 2, item 5, page 18 (lines 9 to 18), omit subsection 38(2AA).

(5)    Schedule 2, item 5, page 18 (lines 23 to 26), omit subsection 38(2AC), substitute:

  (2AC)    A person’s eligibility under paragraph (1)(b) or (g) does not cease under subsection (2AB) if:

             (a)    the person has reached pension age; or

             (b)    the circumstances specified under subsection (2AD) exist in relation to the person.

Note:   For pension age see section 5Q.

  (2AD)    The Commission may, by legislative instrument, specify circumstances for the purposes of paragraph (2AC)(b).

(6)    Schedule 2, item 6, page 18 (line 28), omit “, (2AA)”.

(7)    Schedule 2, item 7, page 19 (lines 9 and 10), omit “if the person has reached pension age”, substitute “in certain circumstances”.

(8)    Schedule 2, Part 3, page 20 (lines 2 to 23), omit the Part.

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