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Social Assistance Legislation (Budget 2019 Welfare Package) Amendment Bill

Introduced under Urgency on May 30 and passed through all stages opposed by National and ACT. The Bill brings mandatory annual adjustment of main benefits by the percentage of any increase in net average weekly earnings, and removes the obligation of beneficiaries to name liable parents.
Social Assistance Legislation (Budget 2019 Welfare Package) Amendment Bill