Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022

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

Summary

Amends the Social Security Act 1991 and Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 to increase the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card income test limits to $90 000 a year for a single person and $144 000 a year for couples.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	27 Jul 2022
Second reading moved	27 Jul 2022
Second reading debate	04 Aug 2022
Second reading agreed to	04 Aug 2022
Third reading agreed to	04 Aug 2022

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	05 Sep 2022
Second reading moved	05 Sep 2022
Second reading debate	28 Sep 2022
Second reading agreed to	28 Sep 2022
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 7 Government and 10 Opposition agreed to	28 Sep 2022
Third reading agreed to	28 Sep 2022

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	25 Oct 2022
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments 1 and 8 to 13 and disagreed to Senate amendments 2 to 7 and 14 to 16	26 Oct 2022

Senate
Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendments	26 Oct 2022


Finally passed both Houses	26 Oct 2022
Assent Act no: 43 Year: 2022	28 Oct 2022

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Senate

Government [sheet UD142]

Opposition [sheet 1643]
SMITH, Sen Dean

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate to which the House of Representatives has disagreed

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (28/07/2022): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (24/08/2022)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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