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Monday, 12 February 2018

Bills

Family Assistance and Child Support Legislation Amendment (Protecting Children) Bill 2017; Consideration in Detail

4:10 pm

Photo of Dan TehanDan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Minister for Social Services) Share this | | Hansard source

I present an addendum to the explanatory memorandum and a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill. I seek leave of the House to move as circulated together.

Leave granted.

I move government amendments (1) to (3):

(1)   Clause 2, page 2 (at the end of the table), add:

  9. Schedule 2, Part 3, Division 1   Immediately after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 19 to the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016.

  10. Schedule 2, Part 3, Division 2   At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 8.

  However, the provisions do not commence at all if item 30 of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Act 2017 commences before that time.

  11. Schedule 2, Part 3, Division 3.The later of:

  (a) immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 8; and

  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 30 of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Act 2017.   

(2)   Schedule 2, item 4, page 73 (lines 10 to 14), omit the item.

(3)   Schedule 2, page 81 (after line 3), at the end of the Schedule, add:

  Part 3—Contingent amendments

  Division 1—Amendments contingent on the commencement of the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  23 Subsection 3(1) (subparagraph (b)(i) of the definition of receiving)

  Omit “clause 38L”, substitute “clauses 1 and 38L”.

  24 Application of amendments

  The amendments of the definition of receiving in subsection 3(1) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 made by this Division apply in relation to working out the rate of family tax benefit for days on or after the commencement of this item.

  Division 2—Amendments commencing 1 July 2018

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  25 Paragraph 6(1)(b)

  Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

  (b)   the adult’s FTB child rate in relation to the child is reduced under subclause 7(2) or (3) or 26(3) or (4) of Schedule 1 (see sections 61A and 61B).

  26 Application of amendments

  (1)   The amendments of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 made by this Division apply in relation to the day (the commencement day) this item commences and later days.

  (2)   However, despite the amendments of that Act made by this Division, that Act, as in force before that day, continues to apply in relation to any days that occur before the commencement day.

  Division 3—Amendments commencing later

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  27 At the end of subsection 6(1)

  Add:

  ; or (c)   whether the adult’s FTB child rate in relation to the child is reduced under subclause 7(2) or (3) or 26(3) or (4) of Schedule 1 (see sections 61A and 61B).

  28 Application of amendments

  (1)   The amendments of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 made by this Division apply in relation to the day (the commencement day) this item commences and later days.

  (2)   However, despite the amendments of that Act made by this Division, that Act, as in force before that day, continues to apply in relation to any days that occur before the commencement day.

Question agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.