Bill
Ending Poverty in Australia (Antipoverty Commission) Bill 2023
lapsed, as at 2025-07-21.
- Sponsor
- Janet Rice
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2023-03-30
- second reading — 2023-03-30
- second reading — 2023-09-07
- other — 2025-07-21
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 2023-03-30.
This bill would create a permanent, independent body to advise Parliament on poverty and social security payments.
The Antipoverty Commission would run reviews of poverty levels and payment adequacy, with its leaders chosen by a parliamentary committee.
The government would be required to publicly answer the Commission's recommendations.
- Establishes the Antipoverty Commission as a legislated, independent advisory body.
- Requires the Commission to conduct antipoverty reviews and social security payment reviews.
- Mandates that the government publicly respond to the Commission's recommendations.
People living in poverty, recipients of income support, and the Australian Parliament and government.
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