Division Description Changes — Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; Third Reading — 11th Sep 2017

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Title

  • Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; Third Reading
  • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Christian Porter</p>
  • <p>by leave&#8212;I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That this bill be now read a third time.</p>
  • The majority voted to pass the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5927). In parliamentary jargon, they voted in favour of reading the bill for a [third time](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html).
  • The bill will now be sent to the Senate so that the Senators can debate it and decide whether they also agree to pass it.
  • ### What does this bill do?
  • The main purpose of this bill is to:
  • * *create a single job seeker payment*
  • * *establish a drug testing trial; and*
  • * *remove existing exemptions for jobseekers experiencing drug or alcohol dependence.*
  • Read more in the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1718a/18bd032).