SOCIAL SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (WELFARE REFORM) ACT 2018 (NO. 26, 2018)

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Schedules  
• SCHEDULE 1 Creation of the jobseeker payment
• SCHEDULE 2 Cessation of widow B pension
• SCHEDULE 3 Cessation of wife pension
• SCHEDULE 4 Cessation of bereavement allowance
• SCHEDULE 5 Cessation of sickness allowance
• SCHEDULE 6 Cessation of widow allowance
• SCHEDULE 7 Cessation of partner allowance
• SCHEDULE 8 Minister's rules
• SCHEDULE 9 Changes to activity tests for persons aged 55 to 59
• SCHEDULE 10 Start day for some participation payments
• SCHEDULE 11 Intent to claim provisions
• SCHEDULE 13 Removal of exemptions for drug or alcohol dependence
• SCHEDULE 14 Changes to reasonable excuses
• SCHEDULE 15 Targeted compliance framework
• SCHEDULE 16 Streamlining tax file number collection
• SCHEDULE 17 Information management
• SCHEDULE 18 Aligning social security and disability discrimination law