Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator the Honourable Jocelyn Newman)Notes on clauses
Clause 1 - Short title
Clause 1 of the Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Bill 2000 sets out how the Act is to be cited.
Clause 2 - Commencement
Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the Act and its schedules.
Except as follows, the Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent: - subclause 2(1):
Subclause 2(2) provides that the following provisions commence on 20 September 2000:
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- Schedule 1, Part 1 - provisions relating to international portability
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- Schedule 1, Part 4 - provisions relating to the requirement to claim a comparable foreign payment
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- Schedule 1, Part 5 - simplifying the provisions relating to qualifying residence
(other than items 71, 72 and 123)
Subclause 2(3) provides that items 71, 72 and 123 of Schedule 1 (relating to international portability) commence immediately after the commencement of item 4 of Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2000 . Items 71, 72 and 123 amend provisions affected by that Act, so it is necessary to ensure that Act commences first.
Subclause 2(4) provides that Part 2 of Schedule 1 (relating to pension bonus) and Part 3 of Schedule 1 (relating to retirement assistance for farmers) commence immediately after Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999 .
Subclause 2(5) provides that Part 1 of Schedule 2 and Schedules 4 and 5 (relating to the use of tax file numbers in data matching) commence on 1 July 2000.
Subclause 2(6) provides that item 1 of Schedule 7 (which makes a technical amendment to the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999) commences immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 5 to the Further 1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security) Act 1999.
Subclause 2(7) provides that item 2 of Schedule 7 (which makes a technical amendment to the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999) commences immediately after the commencement of item 34 of Schedule 5 to the Further 1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security) Act 1999 .
Subclause 2(8) provides that Schedule 8, which amends the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 in relation to international portability,commences on 20 September 2000 or after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 1 of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2000, whichever is the later . Schedule 8 amends provisions affected by that Act, so it is necessary to ensure that Act commences first.
Subclause 2(9) provides that item 123 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 9 (which make technical amendments in relation to international portability) commence on 1 August 2000.
Clause 3 - Schedules
Clause 3 provides that each Act specified in the Schedules is amended according to the terms of those Schedules.