Summary
Amends the:
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
to enable three additional parcels of land in the Northern Territory to be granted to the relevant Aboriginal Land Trusts;
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to: enable people in Cape York who receive age pension or carer payments to have their payments income managed; and make changes to the treatment of residual balances when a person again become subject to income management, or dies;
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
,
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
and
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
in relation to the administrative functions of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal;
Social Security Act 1991
to clarify that a gift that has been returned does not have to be assessed as a deprived asset for the purposes of the social security assets test;
Social Security Act 1991
and
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to clarify the requirements for an individual to pass the control test in relation to a controlled private trust; and
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
to require notification within 26 weeks to be given when a child for whom baby bonus is paid leaves an individual’s care. Also makes minor and technical amendments to five Acts.