Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition will be supporting the Social Security and Indigenous Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2010 for reasons I will outline in a very brief summary. Schedule 1 completes the government’s response to the report of the Carer Payment (child) Review Taskforce—Carer payment (child):a new approach. The amendments also bring consistency to the assessment for carers of children for carer payment and carer allowance. The amendments made by the schedule commence on 1 July 2010, which is why the coalition is supporting the government in this move.

Schedule 3 deals with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land accounts. Schedule 2 encompasses minor administrative changes to the income management provisions on appropriation, debt recovery, and financial transactions. The coalition, as I indicated, will be supporting this bill.