Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, The Honourable Danna Vale MP)Schedule 3 - General consequential amendments
This Schedule makes amendments of other Acts as a consequence of the enactment of the MRCA. The other Acts that are being consequentially amended are as follows:
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- Aged Care Act 1997
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- A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
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- A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
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- A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge-Fringe Benefits) Act 1999
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- Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990
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- Defence Act 1903
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- Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990
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- Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001
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- Disability Discrimination Act 1992
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- Farm Household Support Act 1992
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- Fringe Benefits Tax (Application to the Commonwealth) Act 1986
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- Income Tax Rates Act 1986
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- National Health Act 1953
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- Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984
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- Social Security Act 1991
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- Tax Administration Act 1953
The most significant consequential amendments are the addition of several paragraphs to subsection 8(8) of the Social Security Act 1991 at item 38. These ensure that certain payments under the MRCA are excluded from income for the purposes of that Act.
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