Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts
No. 26, 2018
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 5
Schedule 1--Creation of the jobseeker payment 6
Part 1--Main amendments 6
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 6
Farm Household Support Act 2014 6
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 7
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 8
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 36
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 39
Part 2--Amendments relating to cessation of widow allowance 50
Part 3--Amendments relating to start day for some participation payments 51
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 51
Part 5--Amendments relating to targeted compliance framework 52
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 52
Part 6--Amendments relating to enhanced residency requirements for pensioners 53
Schedule 2--Cessation of widow B pension 54
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 54
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 54
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 61
Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 62
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 62
Schedule 3--Cessation of wife pension 70
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 70
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 70
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 70
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 70
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 82
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 83
Schedule 4--Cessation of bereavement allowance 91
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 91
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 113
Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 114
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 114
Schedule 5--Cessation of sickness allowance 119
Part 1--Amendments commencing 20 March 2020 119
Part 2--Amendments commencing 20 September 2020 125
A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge--Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 125
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 125
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 126
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 135
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 136
Schedule 6--Cessation of widow allowance 143
Part 1--Amendments closing claims for widow allowance 143
Part 2--Amendments commencing 1 January 2022 145
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 145
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 145
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 150
Schedule 7--Cessation of partner allowance 155
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 155
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 155
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 160
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 161
Schedule 8--Minister's rules 167
Schedule 9--Changes to activity tests for persons aged 55 to 59 168
Schedule 10--Start day for some participation payments 171
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 171
Schedule 11--Intent to claim provisions 174
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 174
Schedule 13--Removal of exemptions for drug or alcohol dependence 177
Schedule 14--Changes to reasonable excuses 180
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 180
Schedule 15--Targeted compliance framework 182
Part 1--Main amendments 182
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 182
Part 2--Other amendments 198
Farm Household Support Act 2014 198
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 200
Part 3--Application and transitional provisions 207
Schedule 16--Streamlining tax file number collection 209
Part 1--Main amendments 209
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 209
Part 2--Consequential amendments 215
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 215
Part 3--Application of amendments 217
Schedule 17--Information management 218
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 218
Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 222
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 225
Student Assistance Act 1973 230
Schedule 18--Aligning social security and disability discrimination law 234
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 234
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018
No. 26, 2018
An Act to amend the law relating to family assistance, social security, paid parental leave and student assistance, and for related purposes
[Assented to 11 April 2018]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
[Minister's second reading speech made in--
House of Representatives on 22 June 2017
Senate on 12 September 2017]
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