- Date
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25 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to enable: Centrelink to make oral submissions to Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) hearings; SSAT to give oral reasons on ‘affirmed’ cases; and SSAT members to be appointed for a term of up to five years; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
, Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
, Social Security Act 1991
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to repeal redundant references to disability wage supplement and rehabilitation allowance; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
, Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Act 2007
, Social Security Act 1991
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to make technical amendments.