Second Reading Speeches

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Scholarship Payments) Bill 2010

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
Originating house
Senate
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Social Security Act 1991
,
Higher Education Support Act 2003
,
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
,
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
and
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: provide for a start-up scholarship and a relocation scholarship (both to be indexed from 2011); and exempt (to an indexed threshold) merit and equity based scholarships from the income test under social security and veterans’ entitlements legislation.

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