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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2016-2017-2018-2019
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Social Security Amendment (A Fair Go
for Age Pensioners) Bill 2019
No. , 2019
(Senator Anning)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Social Security Act
1991, and for related purposes
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Social Security Amendment (A Fair Go for Age Pensioners) Bill 2019
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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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No. , 2019
Social Security Amendment (A Fair Go for Age Pensioners) Bill 2019
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A Bill for an Act to amend the Social Security Act
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1991, and for related 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 Security Amendment (A Fair Go for Age
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Pensioners) Act 2019.
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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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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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Social Security Amendment (A Fair Go for Age Pensioners) Bill 2019
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Schedule 1
The day after 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 Section 55
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Repeal the section, substitute:
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55 How to work out a person's age pension rate
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A person's age pension rate is worked out using Pension Rate
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Calculator B at the end of section 1065 (see Part 3.3).
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2 Section 1064 (heading)
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Omit "age,".
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3 Paragraph 1064(1)(a)
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Repeal the paragraph.
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4 Section 1065 (heading)
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After "age", insert "pension".
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5 Paragraph 1065(1)(a)
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Omit "payable to a person who is permanently blind".
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