Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026

Amends the: Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 to:

• clarify the commencement date of child support periods when the registrar receives a new tax assessment for a parent
• ensure that a parent with less than 35 per cent care of a child is not entitled to receive child support payments
• Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to provide legislative authority for urgent payments to eligible social security recipients outside the standard fortnightly payment cycle
• Social Security Act 1991 to clarify the operation of the social security income test treatment of employment income.

Summary from the official bill homepage.