Ursula Stephens (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the House of Representatives be requested to make the following amendments:

(1)   Clause 2, page 1 (lines 7 to 9), omit the clause, substitute:

2  Commencement

        (1)    Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note:   This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

        (2)    Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

(2)    Page 14 (after line 10), at the end of the Bill, add:

Schedule 3—Family assistance participation requirement

Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Participation Requirement) Act 2009

1  Subitem 13(2) of Schedule 1

Omit “1 May 2010”, substitute “1 July 2010”.

2  Subitem 14(1) of Schedule 1

Omit “1 May 2010”, substitute “1 July 2010”.

3  Subitem 14(3) of Schedule 1

Omit “30 April 2010”, substitute “30 June 2010”.

(Quorum formed) I table a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government requests for amendments to be moved to this bill. The explanatory memorandum was circulated in the chamber today.