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Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This bill amends the Social Security Act 1964 to extend the existing Youth Service to all 19-year-old beneficiaries with children, and 18- and 19-year-old beneficiaries without children who are considered at significant risk of long-term welfare dependency. It also fixes certain deficiencies and ambiguities in the legislation.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.
Read the bill
Bill text: Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Act 2016 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Anne Tolley
Anne Tolley

Former National MP for East Coast

Progress

Enacted

This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.

Votes

1st reading
Passed
23 July 2015

WhereTheyStand has no totals for this vote. It might have been a voice vote, or there might have been an import error.
2nd reading
Passed
1 June 2016

WhereTheyStand has no totals for this vote. It might have been a voice vote, or there might have been an import error.
3rd reading
Passed
5 July 2016

61

Ayes

60

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.

Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.

Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:01 GMT+00:00)

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