Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That the House of Representatives be requested to make the following amendments:

(R6) Schedule 4, item 39, page 100 (line 34) to page 101 (line 1), omit section 567FB, substitute:

567FB Amount of payment

(1) The amount of the person's payment is worked out using the following formula (except if paragraph 567FA(g) applies in relation to the person):

Daily rate of person's youth allowance on the relevant day x 14 x 7

(2) If subparagraph 567FA(g) (i) applies in relation to the person, the amount of the person's payment is worked out using the following formula:

[Daily rate of person's youth allowance on the relevant day x 14 x 3] + $2,000

(3) If subparagraph 567FA(g) (ii) applies in relation to the person, the amount of the person's payment is worked out using the following formula:

[Daily rate of person's youth allowance on the relevant day x 14 x 3] + Additional amount

where:

additional amount means the amount worked out in accordance with the following table:

(R8) Schedule 4, item 54, page 106 (lines 1 to 4), omit section 660LI, substitute:

660LI Amount of payment

(1) The amount of the person's payment is worked out using the following formula (except if paragraph 660LH(g) applies in relation to the person):

Daily rate of person's jobseeker payment on the relevant day x 14 x 4.5

(2) If subparagraph 660LH(g) (i) applies in relation to the person, the amount of the person's payment is worked out using the following formula:

[Daily rate of person's jobseeker payment on the relevant day x 14 x 3] + $1,000

(3) If subparagraph 660LH(g) (ii) applies in relation to the person, the amount of the person's payment is worked out using the following formula:

[Daily rate of person's jobseeker payment on the relevant day x 14 x 3] + Additional amount

where:

additional amount means the amount worked out in accordance with the following table:

Statement pursuant to the order of the Senate of 26 June 2000

Amendments (R6) and (R8)

The effect of amendment (R6) is to increase the amount of a one-off payment to certain recipients of youth allowance under the Social Security Act 1991. It is framed as a request because it will increase the amount of expenditure out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under the standing appropriation in section 242 of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, and so will increase a "proposed charge or burden on the people".

The effect of amendment (R8) is to increase the amount of a one-off payment to certain recipients of jobseeker payment under the Social Security Act 1991. It is framed as a request because it will increase the amount of expenditure out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under the standing appropriation in section 242 of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, and so will increase a "proposed charge or burden on the people".

Statement by the Clerk of the Senate pursuant to the order of the Senate of 26 June 2000

Amendments (R6) and (R8)

These amendments will increase the amount of a one-off payment to certain recipients of youth allowance and jobseeker payment.

The statement of reasons for moving these amendments as requests advises that they will increase expenditure under the standing appropriation in section 242 of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

The Senate has long followed the practice that it should treat as requests amendments that would result in increased expenditure under a standing appropriation. If that is the effect of the amendments, then it is in accordance with the precedents of the Senate that they be moved as requests.