Social Security Point-in-Time Service Updates

The Social Security Point-in-Time Service has been updated to include the Regulatory Reform Omnibus Act 2026 (Cth) (Act 87 of 2026) and the Knox Class Action (Facilitation) Act 2026 (Cth) (Act 91 of 2026).

Act 87 of 2026

The Act makes amendments to:

• simplify and streamline regulation, particularly for businesses;
• progress further changes to embed a ‘tell-us-once’ approach into a wider range of government activities;
• make technical amendments to align definitions and improve the operation of existing regulation; and
• repeal legislation which has become redundant on the Commonwealth statute book.

The Act also further supports and enhances the amendments made by the Regulatory Omnibus Act 2025 (Cth), and continue to progress long-term efforts to boost resilience and productivity in the Australian economy, implement better regulation and make it easier for Australians and businesses to interact with government.

Act 91 of 2026

The Act exempts settlement payments received by members of the Knox & Anor v Commonwealth of Australia & Ors (VID982/2024) (Knox) class action, which compensates for the harms caused by the Robodebt scheme, from existing Commonwealth statutory recovery schemes and income testing provisions that ordinarily apply for recipients of lump sum compensation payments.

These amendments have been updated in the Point-in-Time Social Security Service current to 15 October 2026. (NB: Subscription required).

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