The Bill contains a package of proposals to implement the Government's commitment to introduce a system of social assistance with a focus on work
Formerly named the Social Assistance (Future Focus) Bill.
Bills formerly part of this bill: Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Bill, Education Amendment Bill (No 3), Social Security (New Work Tests, Incentives, and Obligations) Amendment Bill, Taxation (Definitions of Dependent Child) Bill, War Pensions Amendment Bill (No 3).
There have been 87 submissions on this bill.
Bill Events
| Event | Date | Ayes | Noes | Abstentions | |
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| In Committee | 17 Aug 2010, 17 Aug 2010 (resumed) |
Bill reported without amendment. Report adopted. |
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| Instruction to Committee | 17 Aug 2010 | ||||
| Second Reading | 5 Aug 2010 | Bill read a second time. Name changed to Social Assistance (New Work Tests, Incentives, and Obligations) Amendment Bill. |
Ayes 64 National 58 ACT 4 Maori Party 1 (Turia) United F. 1 |
Noes 55 Labour 42 Green 9 Maori Party 3 (Flavell, Harawira, Sharples) Progres. 1 |
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| Submissions Due | 14 May 2010 | ||||
| First Reading | 30 Mar 2010 | Bill read a first time. Motion agreed to: That the Social Assistance (Future Focus) Bill be considered by the Social Services Committee , that the committee report finally to the House on or before 30 July 2010, and that the committee have the authority to meet at any time while the House is sitting (except during oral questions), and during any evening on a day on which there has been a sitting of the House, and on a Friday in a week in which there has been a sitting of the House, and to meet outside the Wellington area during a sitting of the House, despite Standing Orders 187, 189(a) and 190(1)(b) and (c). |
Ayes 65 National 58 ACT 5 United F. 1 Maori Party 1 (Turia) |
Noes 57 Labour 43 Green 9 Maori Party 4 (Flavell, Harawira, Katene, Sharples) Progres. 1 |
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| Introduction | 23 Mar 2010 |
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