House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

Circulated By the Authority of the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, the Hon Jenny Macklin MP

NOTES ON CLAUSES

Clause 1 sets out how the new Act is to be cited, that is, as the Child Support and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 2010.

Clause 2 provides a table that sets out the commencement dates of the various sections in, and Schedules to, the new Act. The provisions generally all commence on 1 July 2010.

Clause 3 provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in that Schedule.

This explanatory memorandum uses the following abbreviations:

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'AAT' means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal;

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'AAT Act' means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975;

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'Child Support Assessment Act' means the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989;

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'Child Support Registration and Collection Act' means the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988;

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'Family Assistance Act' means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999;

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'Family Assistance Administration Act' means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999;

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'FTB' means family tax benefit; and

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'SSAT' means the Social Security Appeals Tribunal.