Division Description Changes — Bills — Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022; Third Reading — 3rd Aug 2022

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Title

  • Bills — Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022; Third Reading
  • Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>
  • <p>The question is that the bill now be read a third time.</p>
  • <p class="italic"> <i>A division having been called and the bells having been rung&#8212;</i></p>
  • <p>The member for Fisher on a point of order?</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Andrew Wallace</p>
  • <p>I just note that there was no leave sought from the House.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>
  • <p>I remind the member of the new standing order 85, under which leave is not required.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Andrew Wallace</p>
  • <p>I appreciate that, Speaker. I refer you to standing order 155(a). If I can, I will also refer the Speaker to the amendments for proceedings on urgent bills&#8212;standing order 85(c)(iv):</p>
  • <p class="italic">any further questions necessary to complete the remaining stages of the bill to be put without delay.</p>
  • <p>Does that negate the requirement for leave to be sought? I'm just seeking clarification, that's all.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>
  • <p>Yes, it does.</p>
  • <p></p>
  • <p></p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2022-08-03.5.1) to pass the bill in the House of Representatives. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a [third time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). This means the bill will now go to the Senate, where our senators will decide whether they agree that it should be made into law.
  • ### What does this bill do?
  • The [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2223a/23bd001) provides the following key points that explain what the bill does and why it was introduced:
  • * *There are two schemes for income support recipients that aim to limit spending on harmful goods such as alcohol, illicit drugs, and gambling. One is the cashless debit card (CDC) program and the other is income management.*
  • * *The CDC program currently operates in six areas around Australia — Ceduna (South Australia), Kununurra and Wyndham in the East Kimberly (Western Australia), the Goldfields region (Western Australia), the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay region (Queensland), the Northern Territory, and Cape York (Queensland). In June 2022 it applied to 17,382 people.*
  • * *The Bill will abolish the CDC program in line with the Government’s 2022 election commitment.*
  • * *The abolition will occur in two stages.*
  • * *Certain people who are currently participating in the CDC program may be moved to income management. Others may decide to voluntarily participate in income management.*