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2022
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Social Services and Other Legislation
Amendment (Lifting the Income Limit
for the Commonwealth Seniors Health
Card) Bill 2022
No. , 2022
(Social Services)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to social
security and veterans' entitlements, and for related
purposes
No. , 2022
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income
Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Social Security Act 1991
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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
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No. , 2022
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income
Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022
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A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to social
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security and veterans' entitlements, and for related
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purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment
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(Lifting the Income Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health
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Card) Act 2022
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income
Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments
Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Social Security Act 1991
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1 Point 1071-12 (table item 1, column 3)
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Omit "$50,000", substitute "$90,000".
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2 Point 1071-12 (table item 2, column 3)
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Omit "$40,000", substitute "$72,000".
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3 Point 1071-12 (table items 3 to 5, column 3)
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Omit "$50,000", substitute "$90,000".
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4 Point 1071-12 (note)
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Repeal the note, substitute:
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Note:
The amounts in column 3 are indexed annually on 20 September in
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line with CPI increases (see sections 1190 to 1194). However,
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indexation of these amounts is modified for 2022 and 2023 (see
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subsections 1192(5BA) and (5BB)).
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5 After subsection 1192(5B)
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Insert:
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(5BA) The seniors health card income limit is not to be indexed on
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20 September 2022.
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(5BB) For the purposes of working out the indexed amount for the seniors
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health card income limit on 20 September 2023, the current figure
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for the seniors health card income limit immediately before that
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day is taken to be:
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(a) for an amount covered by column 3 of item 1, 3, 4 or 5 of the
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table in point 1071-12--$90,000; or
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(b) for an amount covered by column 3 of item 2 of the table in
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point 1071-12--$72,000.
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Schedule 1
Amendments
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Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income
Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022
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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
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6 Point 118ZZA-11 (table item 1, column 3)
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Omit "$50,000", substitute "$90,000".
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7 Point 118ZZA-11 (table item 2, column 3)
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Omit "$40,000", substitute "$72,000".
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8 Point 118ZZA-11 (table items 3 and 4, column 3)
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Omit "$50,000", substitute "$90,000".
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9 Point 118ZZA-11 (note 4)
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Repeal the note, substitute:
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Note 4:
The amounts in column 3 are to be indexed on 20 September 2023 and
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each later 20 September in line with CPI increases (see
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section 198FAA).
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10 Subsection 198FAA(6) (definition of indexation day)
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Repeal the definition, substitute:
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indexation day
means 20 September 2023 and each later
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20 September.
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11 Application of amendments
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(1)
The amendments of the
Social Security Act 1991
made by this Schedule
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apply in relation to working out whether a person qualifies for a seniors
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health card on a day occurring on or after 20 September 2022.
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(2)
The amendments of the
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
made by this
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Schedule apply in relation to working out whether a person is eligible
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for a seniors health card on a day occurring on or after 20 September
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2022.
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