Second Reading Speeches

Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2004 Budget Measures) Bill 2004

Type
Government
Portfolio
Family and Community Services
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Social Security Act 1991
and
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to exempt fee waiver and fee pay scholarships from the income tests for income support payments; and
Social Security Act 1991
to: expand the carer allowance to carers who provide certain care for an adult with a disability, even if they do not live with that adult; and correct a drafting error.

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