Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018 (Cth)

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

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Creation of the jobseeker payment Part 1—Main amendments A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 Farm Household Support Act 2014 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Part 2—Amendments relating to cessation of widow allowance Social Security Act 1991 Part 3—Amendments relating to start day for some participation payments Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Part 5—Amendments relating to targeted compliance framework Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Part 6—Amendments relating to enhanced residency requirements for pensioners Social Security Act 1991 Schedule 2—Cessation of widow B pension Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Schedule 3—Cessation of wife pension A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Schedule 4—Cessation of bereavement allowance Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Schedule 5—Cessation of sickness allowance Part 1—Amendments commencing 20 March 2020 Social Security Act 1991 Part 2—Amendments commencing 20 September 2020 A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Income Tax Rates Act 1986 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Schedule 6—Cessation of widow allowance Part 1—Amendments closing claims for widow allowance Social Security Act 1991 Part 2—Amendments commencing 1 January 2022 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Schedule 7—Cessation of partner allowance Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Schedule 8—Minister's rules Schedule 9—Changes to activity tests for persons aged 55 to 59 Social Security Act 1991 Schedule 10—Start day for some participation payments Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Schedule 11—Intent to claim provisions Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Schedule 13—Removal of exemptions for drug or alcohol dependence Social Security Act 1991 Schedule 14—Changes to reasonable excuses Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Schedule 15—Targeted compliance framework Part 1—Main amendments Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Part 2—Other amendments Farm Household Support Act 2014 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Part 3—Application and transitional provisions Schedule 16—Streamlining tax file number collection Part 1—Main amendments Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Part 2—Consequential amendments Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Part 3—Application of amendments Schedule 17—Information management A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Student Assistance Act 1973 Schedule 18—Aligning social security and disability discrimination law Disability Discrimination Act 1992