Bill returned from the Senate with amendments.

Ordered that the amendments be considered immediately.

Senate’s amendments—

(1)    Clause 6, page 9 (after line 15), after the definition of birth verification form, insert:

born prematurely: a child is born prematurely if, at the time of the child’s delivery, the child’s period of gestation is less than 37 weeks.

(2)    Clause 31, page 40 (line 8), after “(see Division 3)”, insert “or subsection (4A) applies to the person”.

(3)    Clause 31, page 40 (line 32), after “(see Division 3)”, insert “or subsection (4A) applies to the person”.

(4)    Clause 31, page 41 (after line 6), after subclause (4), insert:

     (4A)    This subsection applies to a person if:

             (a)    the person does not satisfy the work test in relation to a child; and

             (b)    the person is the birth mother of the child; and

             (c)    the Secretary is satisfied that either or both of the following subparagraphs apply:

                   (i)    the child was born prematurely;

                  (ii)    while the person was pregnant with the child, the person had complications or illness related to the pregnancy which prevented the person from performing paid work; and

             (d)    the Secretary is satisfied that the person would have satisfied the work test if either or both of the subparagraphs in paragraph (c) had not applied.

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