Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022

Type: Government
Portfolio: Social Services
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 47

Summary

Amends the: Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to abolish the cashless welfare arrangements (also known as the cashless debit card or CDC program) and provide for certain exiting program participants to enter alternative income management arrangements, including on a voluntary basis; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, National Emergency Declaration Act 2020, Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	27 Jul 2022
Second reading moved	27 Jul 2022
Second reading debate	02 Aug 2022
Second reading agreed to	03 Aug 2022
Third reading agreed to	03 Aug 2022

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	03 Aug 2022
Second reading moved	03 Aug 2022
Second reading debate	26 Sep 2022
Second reading debate	27 Sep 2022
Second reading agreed to	27 Sep 2022
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 34 Government and 3 Australian Greens agreed to	27 Sep 2022
Third reading agreed to	27 Sep 2022

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	28 Sep 2022
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	28 Sep 2022


Finally passed both Houses	28 Sep 2022
Assent Act no: 39 Year: 2022	30 Sep 2022

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Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet TK324

Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet TK326

Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet ZA181

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 1656]
RICE, Sen Janet

Australian Greens [sheet 1612]
RICE, Sen Janet

Government [sheet TK324]

Government [sheet TK326]

Government [sheet ZA181]

Opposition [sheet 1639]
RUSTON, Sen Anne

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (04/08/2022): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (31/08/2022)
Considered by scrutiny committee (07/09/2022): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 5 of 2022
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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