Commonwealth: Social Security Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments for Carers) Act 2005 (Cth)

Social Security Legislation Amendment (One‑off Payments for Carers) Act 2005 No. 55, 2005 Compilation No. 3 Compilation date: 19 June 2018 Includes amendments up to: Act No. 41, 2018 Registered: 19 June 2018 About this compilation This compilation This is a compilation of the Social Security Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments for Carers) Act 2005 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 19 June 2018 (the compilation date). The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law. Uncommenced amendments The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law. Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes. Editorial changes For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes. Modifications If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law. Self‑repealing provisions If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes. Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 2—Administrative scheme for 2005 one‑off payments to carers Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes Endnote 2—Abbreviation key Endnote 3—Legislation history Endnote 4—Amendment history An Act to provide for one‑off payments to carers, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Legislation Amendment (One‑off Payments for Carers) Act 2005. 2 Commencement This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 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 2—Administrative scheme for 2005 one‑off payments to carers 1 Administrative scheme for 2005 one‑off payments to carers (1) Subject to this item, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a scheme under which one‑off payments may be made to carers in particular circumstances. The Minister may, by legislative instrument, vary or revoke the scheme. (2) The circumstances in which the scheme provides for payments must be circumstances: (a) in which the Minister considers that Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 2.5A and Division 2 of Part 2.19A of the Social Security Act 1991 do not produce appropriate results; and (b) occurring in the financial year starting on 1 July 2004. (3) Without limiting the generality of subitem (1), the scheme may deal with the following: (a) the circumstances in which payments are to be made; (b) the amount of the payments; (c) what a person has to do to get a payment; (d) administrative matters, such as determination of entitlement and how and when payments will be made. (4) Payments under the scheme are to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly. Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law. The following endnotes are included in every compilation: Endnote 1—About the endnotes Endnote 2—Abbreviation key Endnote 3—Legislation history Endnote 4—Amendment history Abbreviation key—Endnote 2 The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes. Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4 Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history. The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation. The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date. If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. Misdescribed amendments A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history. If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history. Endnote 2—Abbreviation key ad = added or inserted o = order(s) am = amended Ord = Ordinance amdt = amendment orig = original c = clause(s) par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) C[x] = Compilation No. x /sub‑subparagraph(s) Ch = Chapter(s) pres = present def = definition(s) prev = previous Dict = Dictionary (prev…) = previously disallowed = disallowed by Parliament Pt = Part(s) Div = Division(s) r = regulation(s)/rule(s) ed = editorial change reloc = relocated exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have renum = renumbered effect rep = repealed F = Federal Register of Legislation rs = repealed and substituted gaz = gazette s = section(s)/subsection(s) LA = Legislation Act 2003 Sch = Schedule(s) LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Sdiv = Subdivision(s) (md) = misdescribed amendment can be given SLI = Select Legislative Instrument effect SR = Statutory Rules (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) cannot be given effect SubPt = Subpart(s) mod = modified/modification underlining = whole or part not No. = Number(s) commenced or to be commenced Endnote 3—Legislation history Act Number and year Assent Commencement Application, saving and transitional provisions Social Security Legislation Amendment (one‑off payments for carers) Act 2005 55, 2005 25 May 2005 25 May 2005 (s 2) — Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One‑off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Act 2008 19, 2008 26 May 2008 Sch 3 (item 70): 26 May 2008 (s 2(1) item 6) — as amended by Statute Law Revision Act 2010 8, 2010 1 Mar 2010 Sch 2 (item 19, 20): 26 May 2008 (s 2(1) items 20, 21) — Statute Update (Autumn 2018) Act 2018 41, 2018 22 May 2018 Sch 5 (item 1): 19 June 2018 (s 2(1) item 4) — Endnote 4—Amendment history Provision affected How affected Schedule 1 Schedule 1................ rep No 41, 2018 Schedule 2 Schedule 2................ am No 19, 2008 (as am by No 8, 2010)