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SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2013

                              2013




   THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA




                HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2013




       SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM




      Amendments to be moved on behalf of the Government




                 (Circulated by the authority of the
     Minister for Social Services, the Hon Kevin Andrews MP)
   SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2013

            Amendments to be moved on behalf of the Government


OUTLINE

The Charities Act 2013 defines charity and charitable purpose for the purposes of
all Commonwealth legislation.

These amendments delay the commencement of the Charities Act 2013 by
nine months, from 1 January 2014 to 1 September 2014. The delay will allow for
further consultation on the legislation in the broader context of the Government's
other commitments in relation to the civil sector.


Financial impact statement

The financial implications for this amendment are unquantifiable in 2013-14 and
2014-15, and nil in the outyears.


STATEMENT OF COMPATIBILITY WITH HUMAN RIGHTS

The statement of compatibility with human rights appears at the end of this
supplementary explanatory memorandum.
    SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2013

             Amendments to be moved on behalf of the Government


NOTES ON AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1 amends the long title of the Bill so it also refers to charities.

Amendment 2 amends the commencement table in clause 2 of the Bill to provide for
the commencement of new Schedule 1A (as inserted by amendment 3).
New Schedule 1A will commence on the day of Royal Assent.

Amendment 3 inserts into the Bill a new Schedule 1A - Charities. This new
Schedule amends section 2 of the Charities Act 2013 so it commences on
1 September 2014 (instead of 1 January 2014).
           STATEMENT OF COMPATIBILITY WITH HUMAN RIGHTS

                  Prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the
                Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011

         Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

                        New Schedule 1A - Charities

This Schedule is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or
declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.

The amendments to the Charities Act 2013 delay the commencement of the Act by
nine months. They do not change the policy intent or application of the Act.