House debates
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Weekly Payments) Bill 2010
Consideration of Senate Message
Message from the Governor-General recommending appropriation for requested amendments announced.
Bill returned from the Senate with amendments.
Ordered that the amendments be considered immediately.
Senate’s amendments—
(1) Clause 2, page 1 (lines 7 to 9), omit the clause, substitute:
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provision(s) | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | |
2. Schedules 1 and 2 | The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | |
3. Schedule 3 | Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Participation Requirement) Act 2009. | 1 January 2010 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.
(2) Page 14 (after line 10), at the end of the bill, add:
Schedule 3Family assistance participation requirement
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Participation Requirement) Act 2009
1 Subitem 13(2) of Schedule 1
Omit “1 May 2010”, substitute “1 July 2010”.
2 Subitem 14(1) of Schedule 1
Omit “1 May 2010”, substitute “1 July 2010”.
3 Subitem 14(3) of Schedule 1
Omit “30 April 2010”, substitute “30 June 2010”.
7:15 pm
Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Housing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I move that:
The requested amendments be made.
The government amendments to this bill are unrelated to the introduction of weekly payments. The bill is a convenient vehicle to make an unrelated amendment to the family assistance law. I thank the House for its assistance in bringing on this bill and debating the amendments in a non-controversial manner. The amendments have been supported by the opposition and minor parties in the Senate. This amendment is a necessary consequential amendment due to timing changes in other legislation, specifically the changed start date to youth allowance changes. These amendments will delay the start date of the new education participation requirements for family tax benefit—FTB—children aged 16 to 20 years until 1 July 2010. This aligns with the new start date of the youth allowance changes.
Question agreed to.