House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator the Honourable Jocelyn Newman)

Preliminary

Clause 1 of the Youth Allowance Consolidation Bill 1999 sets out how the amending Act is to be cited.

Clause 2 specifies that the amending Act commences on Royal Assent, subject to certain exceptions specified. Clause 3 provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule to the amending Act is amended or repealed in accordance with the applicable items in those Schedules.