House of Representatives

Assistance for Carers Legislation Amendment Bill 1999 (Extracts only)

Explanatory Memorandum

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

OUTLINE AND FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT

This Bill gives effect to a number of measures aimed at improving assistance to carers, including the measures announced in the Government's 1998-99 Budget and its April 1998 'Staying at Home' package and a measure announced in the 1997-98 Budget.

The legislation involved is the Social Security Act 1991 , the Child Care Payments Act 1997 , the Childcare Rebate Act 1993 , the Health Insurance Act 1973 , the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 , the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 , the National Health Act 1953 , the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 , the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 and the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 .


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