Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PARENTING AND OTHER MEASURES) ACT 1997 NO. 197, 1997 - SCHEDULE 6

1 Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of assistance agency )

Omit "Human Services and Health", substitute "Health and Family Services".

2 Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of personal assistance )

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(c) a social security payment within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 ; or

(ca) formal training allowance dealt with by the Department of Social Security or by the Services Delivery Agency; or

Insert:

or (db) a payment of fee relief under the Child Care Act 1972 or any other payment known as Childcare assistance (fee relief) dealt with by the Department of Social Security or by the Services Delivery Agency; or

(dc) child care assistance or child care rebate under the Child Care Payments Act 1997 ;

Omit "must not", substitute "may".

5 Section 7 (paragraph 16 of step 6)

Omit "must not", substitute "may".

6 Section 8

Repeal the section, substitute:

SECT 8 Data may be sent on-line Data may be transferred between agencies in the data matching program by on-line computer connections.

[ Minister's second reading speech made in the

House of Representatives on 2 October 1997

Senate on 29 October 1997]

(190/97)