Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move Greens amendments (1) and (2), which are in the form of requests, on sheet 1124:

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

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (at the end of the table), add:

(2) Schedule 1, page 14 (after line 31), at the end of the Schedule, add:

Part 7—Increasing the COVID-19 supplement

Social Security Act 1991

53 Subsection 504(4)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

Amount of supplement

(4) For the period beginning on 1 January 2021 and ending on 31 March 2021 the amount of the COVID-19 supplement per fortnight is $550.

54 Subsections 504(5) to (8)

Repeal the subsections.

55 Subsection 557(4)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

Amount of supplement

(4) For the period beginning on 1 January 2021 and ending on 31 March 2021 the amount of the COVID-19 supplement per fortnight is $550.

56 Subsections 557(5) to (8)

Repeal the subsections.

57 Subsection 646(4)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

Amount of supplement

(4) For the period beginning on 1 January 2021 and ending on 31 March 2021 the amount of the COVID-19 supplement per fortnight is $550.

58 Subsections 646(5) to (8)

Repeal the subsections.

59 Paragraph 1210B(1 ) ( d)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(d) the amount of the COVID-19 supplement per fortnight is $550.

60 Subsection 1210B(2)

Omit "paragraphs (1) (b), (c) and (d)", substitute "paragraphs (1) (b) and (c)".

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

Amendment (2)

Amendment (2) is framed as a request because it amends the bill in a way that would increase expenditure under the standing appropriation in section 242 of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

The effect of the amendment would be to increase the amount of the COVID-19 supplement from 1 January 2021, from $150 to $550 per fortnight, for persons receiving an eligible social security payment. The amendment would therefore increase the amount of expenditure under the standing appropriation in section 242 of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

Amendment (1)

Amendment (1) is consequential to amendment (2).

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

Amendment (2)

If the effect of the amendment is to increase expenditure under the standing appropriation in section 242 of theSocial Security (Administration) Act 1999 then it is in accordance with the precedents of the Senate that the amendment be moved as a request.

Amendment (1)

This amendment is consequential on the request. It is the practice of the Senate that an amendment that is consequential on an amendment framed as a request may also be framed as a request.

This relates to increasing the coronavirus supplement back to its original level of $550 a fortnight.

Question negatived.

Can I have it recorded that the Greens, of course, supported our amendments.

The CHAIR: Yes.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

Bill reported with amendments; report adopted.