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2016-2017-2018
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Social Services Legislation Amendment
(Ending the Poverty Trap) Bill 2018
No. , 2018
(Senator Siewert)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to social
services, and for related purposes
No. , 2018
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending the Poverty Trap) Bill
2018
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Part 1--Newstart, sickness and widow allowance amendments
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Social Security Act 1991
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Part 2--Youth allowance amendments
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Social Security Act 1991
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Part 3--Austudy amendments
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Social Security Act 1991
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Part 4--Indexation amendments
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Social Security Act 1991
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Part 5--Other amendments
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Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
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Part 6--Amendments once Parts 1 to 5 of Schedule 1 to the
Social Services Legislation (Welfare Reform) Act
2018 commence
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Social Security Act 1991
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Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending the Poverty Trap) Bill
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A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to social
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services, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending the
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Poverty Trap) Act 2018.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Schedule 1,
Parts 1 to 5
1 January 2019.
3. Schedule 1,
Part 6
Immediately after the commencement of
Parts 1 to 5 of Schedule 1 to the Social
Services Legislation (Welfare Reform) Act
2018.
However, the provisions do not commence
at all if those Parts do not commence.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments Schedule 1
Newstart, sickness and widow allowance amendments Part 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Part 1--Newstart, sickness and widow allowance
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amendments
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Social Security Act 1991
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1 Point 1068-A1 (method statement, before step 2)
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Insert:
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Step 1C. Work out the newstart supplement amount (if any) using
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Module CA below.
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2 Section 1068 (after Module C)
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Insert:
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Module CA--Newstart supplement
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Newstart supplement
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1068-CA1 A newstart supplement amount is to be added to the person's
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maximum basic rate if:
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(a) the person is qualified for a newstart allowance, sickness
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allowance or widow allowance in respect of a period; and
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(b) the person's family situation is covered by item 3, 4, 4A, 4B,
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5, 9 or 11 of Column 2 of the table in point 1068-B1.
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1068-CA2 The person's newstart supplement amount is $150.
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Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 2 Youth allowance amendments
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Part 2--Youth allowance amendments
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Social Security Act 1991
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3 Point 1067G-B2 (table item 3, column 3)
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Omit "$265.50", substitute "$415.50".
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4 Point 1067G-B3 (table item 3, column 3)
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Omit "$145.40", substitute "$295.40".
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5 Point 1067G-B3 (table item 4, column 3)
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Omit "$174.80", substitute "$324.80".
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6 Point 1067G-B3 (table item 5, column 3)
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Omit "$265.50", substitute "$415.50".
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7 Point 1067G-B3 (table item 6, column 3)
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Omit "$347.80", substitute "$497.80".
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8 Point 1067G-B3 (table item 8, column 3)
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Omit "$265.50", substitute "$415.50".
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9 Point 1067G-B4 (table item 2, column 3)
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Omit "$341.40", substitute "$491.40".
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10 Point 1067G-B4 (table item 4, column 3)
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Omit "$341.40", substitute "$491.40".
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Amendments Schedule 1
Austudy amendments Part 3
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Part 3--Austudy amendments
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Social Security Act 1991
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11 Point 1067L-B2 (table item 1, column 3)
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Omit "$281.10", substitute "$431.10".
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12 Point 1067L-B2 (table item 3, column 3)
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Omit "$368.30", substitute "$518.30".
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13 Point 1067L-B3 (table item 2, column 3)
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Omit "$341.40", substitute "$491.40".
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Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 4 Indexation amendments
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Part 4--Indexation amendments
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Social Security Act 1991
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14 Section 1190 (at the end of the table)
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Add:
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71.
Newstart
supplement
NS
Benefit Rate Calculator B--point
1068-CA2
15 Subsection 1191(1) (at the end of the table)
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Add:
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43.
NS
1 July
December
highest
December
quarter
before
reference
quarter (but
not earlier
than the
December
quarter of
2017)
$1.00
16 At the end of Division 2 of Part 3.16
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Add:
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1195A Indexation of certain payment rates
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(1) This section applies to the following amounts (the starting
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amounts):
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(a) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 1 of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(b) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 1A of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(c) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 1B of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(d) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 1C of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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Amendments Schedule 1
Indexation amendments Part 4
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(e) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 2 of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(f) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 3 of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(g) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 3A of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(h) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 3B of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(i) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 4 of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(j) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 9 of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(k) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 10 of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(l) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 27 of the table in
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subsection 1191(1);
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(m) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 43 of the table in
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subsection 1191(1).
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(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part, the starting
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amount is to be indexed under this Division on each indexation day
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for the amount, using the following method statement:
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Method statement
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Step 1. Work out the CPI indexed amount by indexing the
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starting amount on each indexation day for the amount in
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accordance with section 1192.
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Step 2. Work out the pensioner and beneficiary living cost
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index amount by indexing the starting amount on each
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indexation day for the amount in accordance with
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section 1196.
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Step 3. The indexed amount of the starting amount is the highest
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of the CPI indexed amount and the pensioner and
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beneficiary living cost index amount.
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Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 5 Other amendments
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Part 5--Other amendments
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Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
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17 Section 242
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Before "Payments", insert "(1)".
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18 At the end of section 242
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Add:
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(2) Payments for the purposes of the 1991 Act, to the extent that Act
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was amended by the Social Services Legislation Amendment
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(Ending the Poverty Trap) Act 2018, are to be made out of money
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appropriated by the Parliament for those purposes.
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Amendments Schedule 1
Amendments once Parts 1 to 5 of Schedule 1 to the Social Services Legislation (Welfare
Reform) Act 2018 commence Part 6
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Part 6--Amendments once Parts 1 to 5 of Schedule 1
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to the Social Services Legislation (Welfare
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Reform) Act 2018 commence
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Social Security Act 1991
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19 Paragraph 1068-CA1(a)
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Omit "newstart allowance", substitute "jobseeker payment".
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