Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Housing) Share this | Hansard source

I move that:

The requested amendments be made.

The government amendments to this bill are unrelated to the introduction of weekly payments. The bill is a convenient vehicle to make an unrelated amendment to the family assistance law. I thank the House for its assistance in bringing on this bill and debating the amendments in a non-controversial manner. The amendments have been supported by the opposition and minor parties in the Senate. This amendment is a necessary consequential amendment due to timing changes in other legislation, specifically the changed start date to youth allowance changes. These amendments will delay the start date of the new education participation requirements for family tax benefit—FTB—children aged 16 to 20 years until 1 July 2010. This aligns with the new start date of the youth allowance changes.

Question agreed to.

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