Social Services Legislation Amendment (Child Support Measures) Bill 2023

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

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Summary

Amends the: Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 to: enable the Child Support Registrar to use existing employer withholding mechanisms to collect deductible liabilities where a person’s child support liability has ended but they have outstanding child support and related debts; allow the registrar to refuse to issue a departure authorisation certificate where a security is offered unless satisfied that the person will make suitable arrangements to pay their outstanding liabilities; and provide the registrar with an additional method for working out a person’s taxable income for a particular year where they are satisfied that the person is not required to lodge a tax return.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 29 Mar 2023
Second reading moved 29 Mar 2023
Second reading debate 09 May 2023
Second reading debate 10 May 2023
Second reading agreed to 10 May 2023
Third reading agreed to 10 May 2023
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 10 May 2023
Second reading moved 10 May 2023
Second reading debate 15 Jun 2023
Second reading agreed to 15 Jun 2023
Third reading agreed to 15 Jun 2023
Finally passed both Houses 15 Jun 2023
Assent
  • Act no: 27
  • Year: 2023
23 Jun 2023

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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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

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Schedules of amendments

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