House of Representatives

Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by the authority of the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Minister for Disability Reform, the Hon Jenny Macklin MP)

Notes on clauses

Abbreviations used in this explanatory memorandum

Family Assistance Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
Family Assistance Administration Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
FTB means family tax benefit
Income Tax Assessment Act means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
Social Security Act means the Social Security Act 1991
Veterans' Entitlements Act means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Clause 1 sets out how the new Act is to be cited, that is, as the Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 .

Clause 2 provides a table that sets 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Clause 3 provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in that Schedule.


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