26th Feb 2020, 12:47 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Income Reporting and Other Measures) Bill 2020 - in Committee - *Problem with Hansard data*

NOTE: Although it appears from Hansard (PDF 2MB, pp 28-29) that this division is on the amendment set out below, the Greens are reported as voting against this division, which doesn't make sense if it was indeed a division on their own amendment.

The same number of senators voted for and against the amendment introduced by WA Senator Rachel Siewert (Greens), which means it failed. Senator Siewert explained that:

While I did hear the government say that they're going to review this, I think, and the Greens believe, that the matter needs to actually be in the legislation itself.

Amendment text

(2) Page 2 (after line 14), after clause 3, insert:

4 Public and independent review of this Act

(1) The Minister must cause an independent review to be conducted of the operation of the amendments made by this Act.

(2) The review must start as soon as practicable after the end of 12 months after this Act commences.

(3) The persons who conduct the review must give the Minister a written report of the review within 6 months of the commencement of the review.

(4) The persons who conduct the review must consult:

(a) income support recipients impacted by the amendments made by this Act; and

(b) any stakeholders considered relevant by the persons who conduct the review.

(5) The review must provide for public submissions as part of the review.

(6) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is given to the Minister.

(7) In this section, Minister means the Minister administering the Social Security Act 1991 .