Bill
Social Services Legislation Amendment (No Jab, No Pay) Bill 2015
passed, as at 2015-11-26. Social Services portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Social Services
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-09-16
- second reading — 2015-09-16
- second reading — 2015-10-20
- second reading — 2015-10-20
- third reading — 2015-10-20
- introduced — 2015-11-09
- second reading — 2015-11-09
- second reading — 2015-11-12
- second reading — 2015-11-23
- second reading — 2015-11-23
- committee — 2015-11-23
- third reading — 2015-11-23
- passed — 2015-11-23
- royal assent — 2015-11-26
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2015-09-16.
From the start of 2016, families would need to show their children are fully vaccinated before receiving certain government payments.
The bill would set out which vaccinations count and who can confirm them, with the minister and the department head having roles in deciding special cases.
The checks would apply to children of every age, whereas currently they are limited to specific ages for different payments.
- It would make full immunisation a condition for child care benefit, child care rebate, and the family tax benefit Part A supplement.
- It would allow exemptions only for medical reasons certified by a doctor, plus temporary situations like vaccine shortages or approved studies.
- It would extend the vaccination requirement to all children, not just those at ages one, two, five, or under seven.
Families receiving or applying for child care and family tax payments would be affected.
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