Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment (Rent Assistance Increase) Act 2000

No. 93, 2000

An Act to amend the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999, and for related purposes

Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment (Rent Assistance Increase) Act 2000

No. 93, 2000

An Act to amend the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999, and for related purposes

[Assented to 30 June 2000]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment (Rent Assistance Increase) Act 2000.

2 Commencement

This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999

1 Item 135 of Schedule 1

Omit “7%”, substitute “10%”.

2 Item 136 of Schedule 1

Omit “7%”, substitute “10%”.

Note: The reference to 7% is inserted in paragraph 1206GAA(2)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 by item 136.

3 Item 6 of Schedule 2

Omit “7%”, substitute “10%”.

4 Item 42 of Schedule 2

Omit “7%”, substitute “10%”.

Note: The reference to 7% is inserted in paragraph 198GA(2)(a) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 by item 42.

5 Item 1 of Schedule 4

Omit “7%”, substitute “10%”.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 27 June 2000

Senate on 29 June 2000]

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