Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cost of Living Concession) Act 2015

(142 of 2015)

An Act to amend the law relating to social security and veterans' entitlements, and for related purposes

[Assented to 12 November 2015]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cost of Living Concession) Act 2015.

2   Commencement

 

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

      

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3   Schedules

Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1   Amendments

Social Security Act 1991

1   After paragraph 8(8)(zab)

Insert:

(zac) a payment, known as the Cost of Living Concession, made by the Government of South Australia;

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

2   After paragraph 5H(8)(zeb)

Insert:

(zec) a payment, known as the Cost of Living Concession, made by the Government of South Australia;

3   Application provision

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to payments made before, on or after the commencement of this item.