FAMILIES, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND OTHER LEGISLATION (2006 BUDGET AND OTHER MEASURES) ACT 2006 (NO. 82, 2006)

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 2

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

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

Schedule 1—FTB Part A income free area 4

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 4

Family Assistance, Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2005 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2006 4

Schedule 2—Large family supplement 5

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 5

Schedule 3—Extension of eligibility for utilities allowance 6

Social Security Act 1991 6

Schedule 4—Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment 7

Part 1—Main amendments 7

Social Security Act 1991 7

Part 2—Other amendments 12

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 12

Social Security Act 1991 12

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 13

Schedule 5—Maintenance income credit balances 16

Part 1—Amendments 16

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 16

Part 2—Application and transitional provisions 23

Schedule 6—Extension of carer payment for carers of severely disabled children 24

Social Security Act 1991 24

Schedule 7—Special disability trusts 26

Part 1—Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991 26

Part 2—Amendment of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 43

Schedule 8—Australian Institute of Family Studies 61

Part 1—Amendments 61

Family Law Act 1975 61

Part 2—Transitional provisions 66

Division 1—Preliminary 66

Division 2—Assets, liabilities and legal proceedings 67

Division 3—Reference to, and things done by or in relation to, old Institute 69

Division 4—Miscellaneous 72

Schedule 9—FTB Part B quarantining 75

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 75

Schedule 10—Technical amendments relating to income estimates 77

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 77

Schedule 11—Definition 79

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 79

Schedule 12—Shared parental responsibility 81

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 81

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 81

Schedule 13—Other amendments 82

Social Security Act 1991 82

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 82

Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FAMILIES, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND OTHER LEGISLATION (2006 BUDGET AND OTHER MEASURES) ACT 2006 (NO. 82, 2006) - NOTES