Bill
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2026
before parliament, as at 2026-09-14. Social Services portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Social Services
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2026-07-01
- second reading — 2026-07-01
- second reading — 2026-08-17
- other — 2026-08-17
- second reading — 2026-08-20
- second reading — 2026-09-08
- second reading — 2026-09-08
- committee — 2026-09-08
- other — 2026-09-09
- third reading — 2026-09-09
- introduced — 2026-09-14
- second reading — 2026-09-14
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 2026-07-01.
The bill aims to allow automatic processing of some social security and family assistance payments.
It would set rules for using tax data provided by the Commissioner of Taxation for family payment reconciliations and child support assessments.
People who must declare their adjusted taxable income but miss the deadline would face the same consequences as those who fail to lodge a tax return on time.
- Provide a legal basis for automating advance payments of social security or family assistance.
- Clarify when the Child Support Registrar may use pre-issue income data from the tax commissioner for child support assessments.
- Amend family assistance law so that the penalty for not declaring adjusted taxable income matches the penalty for not lodging a tax return.
People receiving social security, family tax benefit, child care subsidy, single income family supplement, or involved in child support assessments are affected.
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