Social Security (Youth Support and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
The Speaker declared the House in committee for further consideration of the Social Security (Youth Support and Work Focus) Amendment Bill.
(In the committee)
Part 3 read again.
Todd McClay moved, That the question be now put. The Chairperson declined the motion.
Michael Woodhouse moved, That the question be now put. The Chairperson declined the motion.
Mike Sabin moved, That the question be now put.
On the question, That the question be now put, the votes were recorded as follows:
Resolved, That the question be now put.
The following amendment was put:
Clause 36:
Amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper No 75 (Hon Paula Bennett).
Resolved, That the amendment be agreed to.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper No 77 (Holly Walker).
New clause 31B:
Amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper No 78 (Jan Logie).
New clause 35A:
After clause 35, insert:
35A Section 86 amended (Recovery of payments made in excess of authorised rates)
After section 86(9B), insert:
(9C) The chief executive may not recover any sum comprising that part of a debt under this section if—
(a) the debtor has 1 or more dependent children; and
(b) the chief executive is satisfied that recovery of the sum may deprive the child of food or shelter, or would otherwise be detrimental to the well-being of the child.
New clause 37A:
After clause 37, insert:
37A Section 115 amended (Failure to comply with work test)
After section 115(4), insert:
(4A) The chief executive must not impose a sanction under subsection (1) against a person who has 1 or more dependent children, if the chief executive is satisfied that the sanction may deprive the child of food or shelter, or would otherwise be detrimental to the well-being of the child.
Clause 38:
In new section 116A, insert as subsection (2):
(2)The chief executive must not impose a sanction under subsection (1) against a person who has l or more dependent children, if the chief executive is satisfied that the sanction may deprive the child of food or shelter, or would otherwise be detrimental to the well-being of the child.
(Holly Walker)
Amendments ruled out of order as the Government had exercised its financial veto.
The following amendments were put:
Clause 34:
After new section 60Q(3), insert:
(4) Where obligations under this section are placed on beneficiaries and their spouses and partners, the chief executive must make quality child care per subsection (5) and early childhood education per subsection (6) available to the beneficiary and/or their spouses and partners.
(5) Quality child care is defined as one that provides healthy environment that meet standards prescribed by regulation, the availability of registered professionals, and the appropriate ratio of caregivers to children prescribed.
(6) Where the child is 3 or over, the parent (beneficiary and their spouses and/or partners) must have access to registered early childhood education requiring services to be widely available in their area of residence prior to the obligations in section 60Q are applied to the beneficiary and their spouses and partners.
(Sue Moroney)
On the question, That the amendment be agreed to, the votes were recorded as follows:
Amendment not agreed to.
Delete clause 34 (Jacinda Ardern).
On the question, That the amendment be agreed to, the votes were recorded as follows:
Amendment not agreed to.
Clause 37:
After clause 37(2), insert:
(3) In section 105(1), after “from complying with section 60HA”, insert “or where the beneficiary has a dependent child who has a disability, has been deemed to have significant behavioural issues and/or has been excluded from school”.
(Jacinda Ardern)
On the question, That the amendment be agreed to, the votes were recorded as follows:
Amendment not agreed to.
On the question, That Part 3, as amended, stand part, the votes were recorded as follows:
Resolved, That Part 3, as amended, stand part.
Part 4 read.
On the question, That Part 4 stand part, the votes were recorded as follows:
Resolved, That Part 4 stand part.
On the question, That Schedule 1 stand part, the votes were recorded as follows:
Resolved, That Schedule 1 stand part.
The following amendment was put:
Amendment to Schedule 2 set out on Supplementary Order Paper No 75 (Hon Paula Bennett).
On the question, That the amendment be agreed to, the votes were recorded as follows:
Resolved, That the amendment be agreed to.
On the question, That Schedule 2, as amended, stand part, the votes were recorded as follows:
Resolved, That Schedule 2, as amended, stand part.
Clauses 1 to 3 read.
On the question, That clause 1 stand part, the votes were recorded as follows:
Resolved, That clause 1 stand part.
The following amendment was put:
Amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper No 83 (Hon Paula Bennett).
On the question, That the amendment be agreed to, the votes were recorded as follows:
Resolved, That the amendment be agreed to.
On the question, That clause 2, as amended, stand part, the votes were recorded as follows:
Resolved, That clause 2, as amended, stand part.
On the question, That clause 3 stand part, the votes were recorded as follows:
Resolved, That clause 3 stand part.
The Chairperson announced that the bill would be reported with amendment.
