Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006

Summary

Amends the: A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 and Family Assistance, Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2005 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2006 to: increase the lower income threshold for family tax benefit (FTB) Part A; A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 to: extend the FTB Part A large family supplement to families with 3 or more children; introduce a maintenance income credit to enable parents to access their unused maintenance income free area from previous years to offset late child support payments; and amend income test rules for FTB Part B where a secondary earner returns to work for the first time after the birth of a child; Social Security Act 1991 to: extend eligibility for the utilities allowance to recipients of mature age, widow or partner allowance; and extend the carer payment to carers of children under 16 years with severe intellectual, psychiatric or behavioural disabilities; Social Security Act 1991 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to enable the establishment of a special disability trust for the care of a severely disabled person to not affect the social security or veterans’ entitlements payments of the recipient or family member donors; Social Security Act 1991, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to introduce a non-taxable means test-exempt Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment; Family Law Act 1975 to implement changes to the governance arrangements of the Australian Institute of Family Studies in response to recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review); A New Tax system (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 to: amend the definition of “income tax refund” to include refundable tax offsets; and make technical amendments in relation to income estimates; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989, Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to make technical amendments consequential on family law changes relating to shared parental responsibility.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	25 May 2006
Second reading moved	25 May 2006
Second reading agreed to	01 Jun 2006
Third reading agreed to	01 Jun 2006

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	13 Jun 2006
Second reading moved	13 Jun 2006
Second reading agreed to	22 Jun 2006
Third reading agreed to	22 Jun 2006


Assent Act no.: 82 Year: 2006	30 Jun 2006

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Democrats [sheet 4957]
BARTLETT, Andrew

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.