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Social Security Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1996
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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C2005C00509
20 March 1997
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30 June 1997
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1 Short title
2 Commencement
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3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991 to increase the flexibility of carer pension
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Schedule 2—Amendments to change references in certain Acts from “carer pension” to “carer payment”
Social Security Act 1991
Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
Childcare Rebate Act 1993
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Schedule 3—Abolition of the minimum rate of payment to under 18 year old sickness allowance, newstart allowance and youth training allowance recipients
Part 1—Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991 relating to newstart allowance and sickness allowance
Part 2—Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991 relating to sickness allowance
Part 3—Amendment of the Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973 relating to youth training allowance
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Schedule 4—Amendments to allow increased voluntary work participation for unemployed people
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Schedule 5—Amendments to tighten the activity test administration and simplify the penalty periods that apply to newstart allowance and youth training allowance
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Part 1—Amendments to clarify provisions relating to employer statements
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Part 2—Amendments to clarify the meaning of unsuitable work
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
Employment Services Act 1994
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Part 3—Amendments relating to activity test deferment periods and administrative breach rate reduction periods
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
Employment Services Act 1994
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Part 4—Amendments to make certain conduct subject to an activity test deferment period
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Part 5—Amendments to extend the non-payment period for moving to an area of lower employment prospects from 12 to 26 weeks
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Schedule 6—Amendments relating to unemployment due to industrial action
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Schedule 7—Amendments relating to waiting periods
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Part 1—Replacement of the unused annual leave waiting period with an income maintenance period
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Part 2—Amendments relating to the liquid assets test waiting period
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Schedule 8—Amendments relating to sickness allowance, newstart allowance and youth training allowance
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Part 1—Allowing a grace period for the renewal of medical certificates
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
Part 2—Amendments of the Social Security Act 1991 to abolish the sickness allowance loss of income provisions
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Part 3—Amendments relating to qualification for sickness allowance and exemptions from activity tests
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Schedule 9—Amendments relating to the lodgment of claims by sick or incapacitated people
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Schedule 10—Abolition of the earnings credit scheme
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Schedule 11—Amendments relating to widows and partners
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Part 1—Extension of qualification for widow allowance
Social Security Act 1991
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Part 2—Measures to achieve consistency between certain widow allowance and partner allowance provisions
Social Security Act 1991
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Part 3—Extension of qualification for partner allowance
Social Security Act 1991
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Part 4—Amendments to phase out widow B pensions and special needs widow B pensions earlier by excluding claims on or after 20 March 1997
Social Security Act 1991
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Part 5—Amendments to automatically transfer certain widow B pensioners and others to the age pension
Social Security Act 1991
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Schedule 12—Amendments relating to compensation
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Part 1—Extension of compensation recovery provisions to age pensioners
Social Security Act 1991
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Part 2—Amendments relating to the treatment of lump sum compensation payments
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Schedule 13—Amendments to the compensation provisions of the Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
Part 1—Amendment relating to receipt of periodic compensation payments
Part 2—Amendments relating to lump sum compensation
Part 3—Amendments relating to compensation recovery
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Schedule 14—Amendments to abolish the health benefits card and allow the issuing of a health care card to sickness allowees
Health Insurance Act 1973
National Health Act 1953
Hearing Services Act 1991
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Schedule 15—Repeal of provisions relating to health care cards for persons receiving family allowance supplement on 1 January 1992
Health Insurance Act 1973
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Schedule 16—Abolition of modified income test
Social Security Act 1991
National Health Act 1953
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Schedule 17—Amendments relating to the application of the below threshold deeming rate
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Schedule 18—Amendments relating to debt recovery
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Part 1—Automatic rate reductions for persons complying with notification obligations
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Part 2—Amendment of debt creation provisions
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Part 3—Amendments relating to methods of debt recovery and overseas application of provisions
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Part 4—Measures relating to waiver of debts
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Part 5—Amendments relating to writing off debts
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
Schedule 19—Amendments of the Social Security Act 1991 to alter the social security entitlements advance payment scheme
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Schedule 20—Other technical amendments
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Carer Pension and Other Measures) Act 1995
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Schedule 21—Application, transitional and saving provisions
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Part 1—Amendments that commence on 1 January 1997
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Part 2—Amendments that commence on 20 March 1997
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Part 3—Amendments that commence on 20 September 1997
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
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Part 4—Amendments that commence on 1 October 1997
Social Security Act 1991
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973