Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Bill
Government bill
17 November 2015
This bill amends the Social Security Act 1964 to correct, with retrospective effect to 3 June 1998, an error in the legislation that does not give effect to the policy intent that a benefit commences on the day after a stand down period ends as opposed to the day on which the stand down period ends.
Procedural notes
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- Introduced on 17 November 2015
- 1st reading on 18 November 2015
- 2nd reading on 18 November 2015
- 3rd reading on 18 November 2015
- Royal assent on 23 November 2015
Votes
1st reading
PassedReading date: 18 November 2015
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2nd reading
PassedReading date: 18 November 2015
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3rd reading
PassedReading date: 18 November 2015
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
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