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CHILD SUPPORT (ADOPTION OF LAWS) AMENDMENT BILL 2012

                     Western Australia


Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment
                 Bill 2012

                        CONTENTS


  1.    Short title                       2
  2.    Commencement                      2
  3.    Conditional deletions             2
  4.    Act amended                       2
  5.    Section 3 amended                 3
  6.    Section 4 amended                 3




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                      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL



 Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment
                  Bill 2012


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Act 1990.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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1    1.         Short title
2               This is the Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment
3               Act 2012.

4    2.         Commencement
5         (1)   Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6(1) come into operation on the day on
6               which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
7         (2)   Unless it is deleted by section 3(1), section 6(2) comes into
8               operation on 1 January 2013.
9         (3)   Unless it is deleted by section 3(2), section 6(3) comes into
10              operation on 1 July 2013.

11   3.         Conditional deletions
12        (1)   If, after 1 July 2012 but on or before 1 January 2013, an
13              amendment is made to the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
14              (Commonwealth) other than by the Social Security and Other
15              Legislation Amendment (Disability Support Pension
16              Participation Reforms) Act 2012 (Commonwealth), section 6(2)
17              is deleted.
18        (2)   If, after 1 July 2012 but on or before 1 July 2013, an amendment
19              is made to the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
20              (Commonwealth) other than by the Social Security and Other
21              Legislation Amendment (Disability Support Pension
22              Participation Reforms) Act 2012 (Commonwealth), section 6(3)
23              is deleted.

24   4.         Act amended
25              This Act amends the Child Support (Adoption of Laws)
26              Act 1990.




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1    5.         Section 3 amended
2               In section 3(a) delete "1 October 2010; and" and insert:
3

4               1 July 2012; and
5

6               Note: The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that the adoption by
7                     Western Australia of the Child Support (Registration and Collection)
8                     Act 1988 (Commonwealth) extends to that Act as amended --

 9                     (a)    on 19 April 2011 by the Statute Law Revision Act 2011
10                            (Commonwealth); and

11                     (b)    on 1 July 2011 by the Human Services Legislation Amendment
12                            Act 2011 (Commonwealth); and

13                     (c)    on 4 August 2011 by the Child Support (Registration and
14                            Collection) Amendment Act 2011 (Commonwealth); and

15                     (d)    on 27 December 2011 by the Acts Interpretation Amendment
16                            Act 2011 (Commonwealth); and

17                     (e)    on 30 June 2012 by the Social Security and Other Legislation
18                            (2012 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2012 (Commonwealth)
19                            Sch. 7.

20   6.         Section 4 amended
21        (1)   In section 4(b) delete "1 October 2010; and" and insert:
22

23              1 July 2012; and
24

25              Note: This amendment is made to ensure that the adoption by Western
26                    Australia of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
27                    (Commonwealth) extends to that Act as amended --

28                     (a)    on 19 April 2011 by the Statute Law Revision Act 2011
29                            (Commonwealth); and

30                     (b)    on 1 July 2011 by the Families, Housing, Community Services
31                            and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment
32                            (Further Election Commitments and Other Measures) Act 2011
33                            (Commonwealth); and




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1                   (c)    on 1 July 2011 by the Human Services Legislation Amendment
2                          Act 2011 (Commonwealth); and

3                   (d)    on 27 December 2011 by the Acts Interpretation Amendment
4                          Act 2011 (Commonwealth); and

5                   (e)    on 26 May 2012 by the Social Security and Other Legislation
6                          (Disability Support Pension Participation Reforms) Act 2012
7                          (Commonwealth) Sch. 4 Pt. 1 Div. 1; and

 8                  (f)    on 30 June 2012 by the Social Security and Other Legislation
 9                         (2012 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2012 (Commonwealth)
10                         Sch. 7; and

11                  (g)    on 1 July 2012 by the Social Security and Other Legislation
12                         (2012 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2012 (Commonwealth)
13                         Sch. 5.

14      (2)   In section 4(b) delete "1 July 2012; and" and insert:
15

16            1 January 2013; and
17

18            Note: This amendment is made to ensure that the adoption by Western
19                  Australia of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
20                  (Commonwealth) will, from 1 January 2013, extend to that Act as
21                  amended on that date by the Social Security and Other Legislation
22                  (Disability Support Pension Participation Reforms) Act 2012
23                  (Commonwealth) Sch. 4 Pt. 1 Div. 2.

24      (3)   In section 4(b) delete "1 January 2013; and" and insert:
25

26            1 July 2013; and
27

28            Note: This amendment is made to ensure that the adoption by Western
29                  Australia of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
30                  (Commonwealth) will, from 1 July 2013, extend to that Act as amended
31                  on that date by the Social Security and Other Legislation (Disability
32                  Support Pension Participation Reforms) Act 2012 (Commonwealth)
33                  Sch. 4 Pt. 1 Div. 3.




 


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