Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018

Previous Citations: Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018
Type: Government
Portfolio: Social Services
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 45

Summary

Amends the: Social Security Act 1991 to: increase the newly arrived resident’s waiting period (NARWP) from 104 weeks to 156 weeks for certain social security payments and concession cards; introduce a NARWP of 156 weeks for bereavement allowance, widow allowance, parenting payment and carer allowance; and make a technical amendment; Farm Household Support Act 2014 to increase the NARWP from 104 weeks to 156 weeks; A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 and Social Security Act 1991 to introduce a NARWP of 156 weeks for family tax benefit; and Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 to introduce a NARWP of 156 weeks for parental leave pay and dad and partner pay.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	15 Feb 2018
Second reading moved	15 Feb 2018
Second reading debate	28 Nov 2018
Second reading agreed to	28 Nov 2018
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 70 Government agreed to	28 Nov 2018
Third reading agreed to	28 Nov 2018

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	28 Nov 2018
Second reading moved	28 Nov 2018
Second reading debate	29 Nov 2018
Second reading debate	03 Dec 2018
Second reading agreed to	03 Dec 2018
Committee of the Whole debate	03 Dec 2018
Third reading agreed to	03 Dec 2018


Finally passed both Houses	03 Dec 2018
Assent Act no: 168 Year: 2018	10 Dec 2018

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Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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House of representatives

Government [sheet JC570]

Senate

Independent [sheet 8602]
ANNING, Sen Fraser

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (27/03/2018): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 4 of 2018
Referred to Committee (29/03/2018): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (28/11/2018)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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