Senate
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017
Revised Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by the authority of the Minister for Social Services, the Hon Christian Porter MP)This memorandum takes account of amendments made by the House of Representatives to the bill as introduced.
NOTES ON CLAUSES
Abbreviations used in this explanatory memorandum
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- Social Security Act means the Social Security Act 1991;
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- Social Security Administration Act means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999;
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- Family Assistance Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999;
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- Family Assistance Administration Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance)(Administration) Act 1999;
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- Farm Household Support Act means the Farm Household Support Act 2014;
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- Veterans' Entitlements Act means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;
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- International Agreements Act means the Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999.
Clause 1 sets out how the new Act is to be cited - that is, as the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2017.
Clause 2 provides a table setting out the commencement dates of the various sections in, and Schedules to, the new Act.
Clause 3 provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in that Schedule.