Second Reading Speeches

Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2007

Type
Government
Portfolio
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Farm Household Support Act 1992
and makes consequential amendments to the
Age Discrimination Act 2004
and
Social Security Act 1991
to provide agriculturally dependent small business operators with the same access as farmers to Exceptional Circumstances assistance, a Health Care Card and concessions for the Youth Allowance and Austudy means tests.

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