Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 4

Schedule 1--Reduction of baby bonus from 1 July 2013                             5

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                                  5

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999                   6

Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012                        8

Schedule 2--Family tax benefit and double orphan pension                      9

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                                  9

Social Security Act 1991                                                                                            9

Schedule 2A--Replacement of baby bonus from 1 March 2014            11

Part 1--Newborn supplement for Part A rate of family tax benefit   11

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                                11

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999                 19

Part 2--Stillborn baby payment                                                                             21

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                                21

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999                 26

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997                                                                            33

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010                                                                                33

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999                                                           34

Part 3--Counting previous PPL period etc. for work test                       36

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010                                                                                36

Part 4--Application and transitional provisions                                            38

Schedule 2B--Time periods                                                                                           41

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                  41

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                                41

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999                 44

Part 2--Application provisions                                                                              56

Schedule 3--Other amendments                                                                                 57

Part 1--Schoolkids bonus                                                                                         57

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                                57

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999                 63

Part 2--Entrusted to care                                                                                          65

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                                65

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999                 65

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008                                                                                       66

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010                                                                                66

Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010                          68

Part 3--Family assistance clean energy payments                                        69

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                                69

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999                 70

Part 4--Social security and veterans' entitlements supplements          71

Division 1--Instalments of quarterly supplements                                             71

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999                                                           71

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986                                                                            73

Division 2--Interactions with quarterly clean energy supplement                   75

Social Security Act 1991                                                                                          75

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999                                                           76

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986                                                                            77

Division 3--Other minimum daily rate amendments                                         78

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999                                                           78

Part 5--Dad and partner pay                                                                                  79

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010                                                                                79

 

 

 

Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013

No. 70, 2013

 

An Act to amend the law relating to family assistance, social security, veterans' entitlements and paid parental leave, and for related purposes

[Assented to 27 June 2013]

 

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

[Minister's second reading speech made in--

House of Representatives on 13 February 2013

Senate on 17 June 2013]