Summary
Amends the:
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
and
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to enable: Centrelink to make oral submissions to Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) hearings; SSAT to give oral reasons on ‘affirmed’ cases; and SSAT members to be appointed for a term of up to five years;
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
,
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
,
Social Security Act 1991
and
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to repeal redundant references to disability wage supplement and rehabilitation allowance; and
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
,
Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Act 2007
,
Social Security Act 1991
and
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to make technical amendments.