Bill
Dental Benefits Amendment Bill 2021
passed, as at 2021-12-02. Health and Aged Care portfolio.
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- Health and Aged Care
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- The majority voted against a request for an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2021-11-24.38.1) introduced by West Australian [Jordon Steele-John](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/jordon_steele-john) (Greens), which means it failed. ### Request text > *That the House of Representatives be requested to make the following amendment:* > > *(1) Schedule 1, items 1 and 2, page 3 (lines 4 to 11), omit the items, substitute:* > > *1 Section 4 (definition of ABSTUDY scheme )* > >> *Repeal the definition.* > > *2 Section 4 (definition of FTB(A) person )* > >> *Repeal the definition.* > > *3 Section 4 (definition of satisfies the means test )* > >> *Repeal the definition.* > > *4 Section 4 (definition of youth allowance )* > >> *Repeal the definition.* > > *5 Subsection 5(1)* > >> *Omit "(1)".* > > *6 Subsection 5(2)* > >> *Repeal the subsection.* > > *7 Section 22* > >> *Omit:* >> >>> *• A person qualifies for a voucher for a calendar year if he or she is aged between 2 and 18 years at any time during the calendar year, is an eligible person and satisfies the means test.* >>> >>> *• The Dental Benefit Rules may also provide that an eligible person qualifies for a voucher for a calendar year.* >> >> *substitute:* >> >>> *• A person qualifies for a voucher for a calendar year if the person is an eligible person.* >>> >>> *• The Dental Benefit Rules may provide for certain matters relating to vouchers.* > > *8 Section 23* > >> *Repeal the section, substitute:* >> >> *23 Qualification for a voucher* >> >> *Persons to whom this section applies* >> >>> *(1) This section applies to a person, in relation to a calendar year, if the person is an eligible person.* >> >> *Point in time at which person qualifies for a voucher* >> >>> *(2) The person qualifies for a voucher for the calendar year, in relation to a dental service specified in the Dental Benefits Rules for the purposes of this section, at the first time in the calendar year when the person — 2021-11-24, Senate: negative, ayes 8, noes 26
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Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2021-08-04.
This bill would remove the lower age limit for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, letting children under 18, including those under two, get dental benefits.
It amends the Dental Benefits Act 2008 to allow eligible people under 18 to access the schedule, as recommended by a review of that Act.
The change aims to help parents establish good dental habits early and prevent serious tooth decay later, though the source does not specify a start date.
- Removes the lower eligibility age restriction for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
- Allows eligible persons aged under 18, including children under two, to access the schedule.
- Implements recommendation 6 of the Fourth Review of the Dental Benefits Act 2008.
Children under 18, including those under two, and their parents.
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