Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Act2026 – Cabinet material

10 November 2026.

These papers set out the Cabinet decisions to expand automated decision-making in the welfare system and remediate certain processes through the Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Bill (now the Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Act 2026 which came into force on 1 July 2026).

PDF format

Coversheet (PDF 173.18KB)
Cabinet paper - Expanding legislative authority for automated decision-making in the welfare system (PDF 5.6MB)
Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee Minute SOU-25-MIN-0013 (PDF 1.96MB)
Cabinet paper - Further automated decision-making legislative amendments (PDF 245.27KB)
Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee Minute SOU-25-MIN-0052 (PDF 1.85MB)
Cabinet paper Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Bill 2026 (PDF 441.17KB)
Appendix 1 – Decisions under delegated authority of the Minister for Social Development and Employment (PDF 1.52MB)
Appendix 2 – Safeguards for the Ministry of Social Development’s use of Automated Decision-Making (PDF 736.43KB)
Appendix 3 – Glossary of abbreviations (PDF 233.08KB)
Cabinet Legislation Committee Minute LEG-26-MIN-008 (PDF 145.22KB)

Word format

Coversheet (Word 57.4KB)
Cabinet paper - Expanding legislative authority for automated decision-making in the welfare system (Word 51.32KB)
Cabinet paper - Further automated decision-making legislative amendments (Word 51.38KB)
Cabinet paper - Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Bill 2026 (Word 67.19KB)