Bill
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023
passed, as at 2023-11-28. Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Employment and Workplace Relations
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2023-08-03
- second reading — 2023-08-03
- other — 2023-09-05
- second reading — 2023-09-05
- second reading — 2023-09-05
- other — 2023-09-06
- third reading — 2023-09-06
- introduced — 2023-09-06
- second reading — 2023-09-06
- second reading — 2023-11-17
- third reading — 2023-11-17
- passed — 2023-11-17
- royal assent — 2023-11-28
Divisions
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Base rate and mutual obligation requirements — 2023-11-17, Senate: negative, ayes 12, noes 33
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2023-08-03.
This bill would clarify the operation of a chapter of the Social Security Act that lets the Employment Secretary make grants for employment and skills programs.
It would align payments made under that chapter with the treatment of payments under the FFSP Act and mostly stop the Social Security Administration Act from applying to the chapter.
The bill would also make minor technical amendments to better link the chapter's authority to Commonwealth constitutional powers.
- Clarify the interaction between Chapter 2D and other social security law provisions.
- Ensure payments under Chapter 2D are treated the same as if made under section 32 of the FFSP Act.
- Exclude most of the Social Security Administration Act from applying to Chapter 2D.
- Confirm that Chapter 2D operates alongside the FFSP Act.
- Streamline rules so programs under Chapter 2D are clearer and reporting requirements are explicit.
- Make minor technical amendments to improve the chapter's engagement with constitutional powers.
The Employment Secretary, participants in employment and skills programs, and the Department of Social Services.
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