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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1--Introductory

 

PART 1.1----FORMAL MATTERS

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Application of the  
  • 3AA Norfolk Island  

PART 1.2----DEFINITIONS

PART 1.3----DETERMINATIONS HAVING INTERPRETATIVE EFFECT

  • 24 Person may be treated as not being a member of a couple (subsection 4(2))  
  • 24A Approved scholarship  
  • 25 Refugee visas  
  • 26 Impairment Tables and rules for applying them  
  • 27 Application of Impairment Tables  
  • 28 Approved programs of work for income support payment  
  • 28A Approval of programs of assistance  
  • 28C Declared program participants  
  • 29 Approval of friendly societies  
  • 30 Approval of mental hospitals  
  • 31 Approval of follow-up rehabilitation programs  
  • 32 Approval of sheltered employment--non-profit organisation  
  • 33 Approval of sheltered employment--supported employment  
  • 35 Approval of care organisation  
  • 35A Personal Care Support  
  • 35B Declared overseas terrorist act  
  • 36 Major disaster  
  • 36A Part 2.23B major disaster  
  • 37 Dependent child--inmate of a mental hospital  
  • 38B Notional continuous period of receipt of income support payments  
  • 38C Adult Disability Assessment Tool  
  • 38E Disability Care Load Assessment (Child) Determination  
  • 38F Treating health professional  

PART 1.3B----LOSS OF SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS AND CONCESSIONS FOR PERSONS ON SECURITY GROUNDS

  • 38L Simplified outline of this Part  
  • 38M Loss of social security payments and concessions for persons on security grounds  
  • 38N Security notice from Home Affairs Minister  
  • 38P Notice from Foreign Affairs Minister  
  • 38R Copy of security notice to be given to Secretaries  
  • 38S Period security notice is in force  
  • 38SA Annual review of security notice  
  • 38T Revoking a security notice  
  • 38U Notices may contain personal information  
  • 38V Decisions under Part not decisions of officers  
  • 38W Notices not legislative instruments  

PART 1.4----MISCELLANEOUS

  • 39 Tables, calculators etc. form part of section  
  • 40 Activities that do not give rise to employment under certain industrial relations legislation  
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CHAPTER 2--Pensions, benefits and allowances

 

PART 2.2----AGE PENSION

DIVISION 1--Qualification for and payability of age pension
  • 43 Qualification for age pension  
  • 44 Age pension not payable if pension rate nil  
  • 47 Multiple entitlement exclusion  
  • 47A Exclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme  
  • DIVISION 4--Rate of age pension
  • 55 How to work out a person's age pension rate  
  • DIVISION 9--Bereavement payments
  • 82 Qualification for payments under this Subdivision  
  • 83 Continued payment of deceased partner's previous entitlement  
  • 84 Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 85 Adjustment of person's age pension rate  
  • 86 Effect of death of person entitled to payments under this Subdivision  
  • 87 Matters affecting payment of benefits under this Subdivision  
  • 91 Death of recipient  

PART 2.2A----PENSION BONUS

DIVISION 1--Introduction
  • 92A Simplified outline  
  • 92B Definitions  
  • DIVISION 2--Qualification for pension bonus
  • 92C Qualification for pension bonus  
  • DIVISION 3--Registration as a member of the pension bonus scheme
  • 92D Application for registration  
  • 92E Form of application  
  • 92F Relevant information  
  • 92G Lodgment of application  
  • 92H Timing of application and registration  
  • 92J Registration  
  • 92K Duration of membership  
  • 92L Cancellation of membership  
  • 92M Application for registration is not to be treated as a claim  
  • 92N Accruing membership  
  • 92P Non-accruing membership--preclusion periods  
  • 92Q Non-accruing membership--Secretary's discretion  
  • 92R Continuity of accruing membership is not broken by a period of non-accruing membership  
  • 92S Post-75 membership  
  • DIVISION 4--Accrual of bonus periods
  • 92T Accrual of bonus periods  
  • DIVISION 5--Passing the work test
  • 92U Work test--full-year period  
  • 92V Work test--part-year period  
  • 92W Secretary's discretion to treat gainful work outside Australia as gainful work in Australia  
  • 92X Gainful work--basic rule  
  • 92Y Secretary's discretion to treat activity as gainful work  
  • 92Z Irregular, infrequent and minor absences from a workplace count as gainful work  
  • 93 Management of family financial investments does not count as gainful work  
  • 93A Domestic duties in relation to a person's place of residence do not count as gainful work  
  • 93B Evidentiary certificate  
  • 93C Record-keeping requirements  
  • DIVISION 6--Amount of pension bonus
  • 93D How to calculate the amount of pension bonus  
  • 93E Qualifying bonus periods  
  • 93F Overall qualifying period  
  • 93G Pension multiple  
  • 93H Annual pension rate  
  • 93J Amount of pension bonus  
  • 93K Top up of pension bonus for increased rate of age pension  
  • 93L Top up of pension bonus in specified circumstances  
  • DIVISION 11--Preclusion periods
  • 93U Disposal preclusion period--disposals before 1 July 2002  
  • 93UA Disposal preclusion period--disposals on or after 1 July 2002  
  • 93V Compensation preclusion period  
  • 93W Carer preclusion period  
  • DIVISION 12--Pension bonus bereavement payment
  • 93WA Qualification for pension bonus bereavement payment  
  • 93WB Amount of pension bonus bereavement payment  
  • 93WC Definition of  

PART 2.3----DISABILITY SUPPORT PENSION

DIVISION 1--Qualification for and payability of disability support pension
  • 94 Qualification for disability support pension  
  • 94A Participation requirements  
  • 94B Participation plans  
  • 94C Illness or accident  
  • 94D Pre-natal and post-natal relief  
  • 94E Supported employment  
  • 94F Special circumstances  
  • 95 Qualification for disability support pension--permanent blindness  
  • 96 Continuation of disability support pension  
  • 98 Disability support pension not payable if pension rate nil  
  • 103 Multiple entitlement exclusion  
  • 103A Exclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme  
  • 104 Seasonal workers--preclusion period  
  • DIVISION 5--Rate of disability support pension
  • 117 How to work out a person's disability support pension rate  
  • 118 Approved program of work supplement  
  • 119 Approved program of work supplement not payable in certain circumstances  
  • 120 Effect of participation in an approved program of work for income support payment  
  • DIVISION 10--Bereavement payments
  • 146F Qualification for payments under this Subdivision  
  • 146G Continued payment of deceased partner's previous entitlement  
  • 146H Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 146J Adjustment of person's disability support pension rate  
  • 146K Effect of death of person entitled to payments under this Subdivision  
  • 146L Matters affecting payment of benefits under this Subdivision  
  • 146Q Death of recipient  

PART 2.5----CARER PAYMENT

DIVISION 1A--Interpretation

PART 2.5A----ONE-OFF PAYMENTS TO CARERS ELIGIBLE FOR CARER PAYMENT

DIVISION 1--One-off payment to carers eligible for carer payment
  • 247 One-off payment to carers (carer payment related)  
  • 248 What is the amount of the payment?  
  • DIVISION 2--2005 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer payment
  • 249 2005 one-off payment to carers (carer payment related)  
  • 250 What is the amount of the payment?  
  • DIVISION 3--2005 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer service pension
  • 251 2005 one-off payment to carers (carer service pension related)  
  • 252 What is the amount of the payment?  
  • DIVISION 4--2006 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer payment
  • 253 2006 one-off payment to carers (carer payment related)  
  • 254 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 5--2006 one-off payment to carers eligible for wife pension
  • 255 2006 one-off payment to carers (wife pension related)  
  • 256 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 6--2006 one-off payment to carers eligible for partner service pension
  • 257 2006 one-off payment to carers (partner service pension related)  
  • 258 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 7--2006 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer service pension
  • 259 2006 one-off payment to carers (carer service pension related)  
  • 260 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 8--2007 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer payment
  • 261 2007 one-off payment to carers (carer payment related)  
  • 262 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 9--2007 one-off payment to carers eligible for wife pension
  • 263 2007 one-off payment to carers (wife pension related)  
  • 264 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 10--2007 one-off payment to carers eligible for partner service pension
  • 265 2007 one-off payment to carers (partner service pension related)  
  • 266 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 11--2007 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer service pension
  • 267 2007 one-off payment to carers (carer service pension related)  
  • 268 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 12--2008 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer payment
  • 269 2008 one-off payment to carers (carer payment related)  
  • 270 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 13--2008 one-off payment to carers eligible for wife pension
  • 271 2008 one-off payment to carers (wife pension related)  
  • 272 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 14--2008 one-off payment to carers eligible for partner service pension
  • 273 2008 one-off payment to carers (partner service pension related)  
  • 274 Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 15--2008 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer service pension
  • 275 2008 one-off payment to carers (carer service pension related)  
  • 276 Amount of the one-off payment  

PART 2.6----ONE-OFF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT

  • 300 One-off energy assistance payment  
  • 301 Amount of one-off energy assistance payment  

PART 2.6A----2019 ONE-OFF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT

  • 302 One-off energy assistance payment  
  • 303 Amount of one-off energy assistance payment  

PART 2.6B----2020 ECONOMIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS

DIVISION 1--First 2020 economic support payment
  • 304 First 2020 economic support payment  
  • 305 Amount of first 2020 economic support payment  
  • DIVISION 2--Second 2020 economic support payment
  • 306 Second 2020 economic support payment  
  • 307 Amount of second 2020 economic support payment  
  • DIVISION 3--Eligibility
  • 308 Eligibility  

PART 2.6C----ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS

DIVISION 1--Additional economic support payment 2020
  • 309 Additional economic support payment 2020  
  • 310 Amount of additional economic support payment 2020  
  • DIVISION 2--Additional economic support payment 2021
  • 311 Additional economic support payment 2021  
  • 312 Amount of additional economic support payment 2021  
  • DIVISION 3--Eligibility
  • 313 Eligibility  

PART 2.6D----2022 COST OF LIVING PAYMENT

DIVISION 1--2022 cost of living payment
  • 314 2022 cost of living payment  
  • 315 Amount of 2022 cost of living payment  
  • DIVISION 2--Eligibility
  • 316 Eligibility  

PART 2.10----PARENTING PAYMENT

DIVISION 1--Qualification for and payability of parenting payment
  • 500 Qualification for parenting payment  
  • 500B Qualification--assurance of support  
  • 500C Qualification affecting member of couple--unemployment due to industrial action  
  • 500D PP child  
  • 500E Prospective determinations for some recipients  
  • 500I Parenting payment not payable if payment rate nil  
  • 500J Situations where payment not payable for failure to comply with certain requirements  
  • 500Q Assets test--payment not payable if assets value limit exceeded  
  • 500S Multiple entitlement exclusion  
  • 500V Educational schemes exclusion--person member of a couple  
  • 500VA Exclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme  
  • 500WA Ordinary waiting period  
  • 500WB Duration of ordinary waiting period  
  • 500X Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 500Y Duration of newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 500Z Seasonal workers--preclusion period  
  • DIVISION 4--Rate of parenting payment
  • 503 How to work out a person's parenting payment rate  
  • 503A Approved program of work supplement  
  • 503AA Approved program of work supplement not payable in certain circumstances  
  • DIVISION 9--Bereavement payments
  • 512 Death of PP child--continuation of qualification for 14 weeks  
  • 513 Death of recipient--recipient not member of a couple  
  • 513A Death of recipient--recipient member of a couple  
  • 514 Surviving partner and deceased partner  
  • 514A Qualification for payments under this Subdivision  
  • 514B Continued payment of deceased partner's previous entitlement  
  • 514C Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 514D Adjustment of person's parenting payment rate  
  • 514E Effect of death of surviving partner  
  • 514F Matters affecting payments under this Subdivision  

PART 2.11----YOUTH ALLOWANCE

DIVISION 1--Qualification for youth allowance
  • 540 Qualification for youth allowance--general rule  
  • 540A Qualification for youth allowance--claimants for disability support pension  
  • 540AA Qualification for youth allowance--new apprentices  
  • 540AB Qualification for youth allowance--claimants with medical conditions affecting their capacity to work  
  • 540B Qualification for youth allowance--transferee from social security pension  
  • 540BA Qualification for youth allowance--coronavirus  
  • 540C Qualification for youth allowance may continue to end of payment period  
  • 541B Undertaking full-time study  
  • 541C One course of education  
  • 542 Situations in which a person is exempt from undertaking full-time study  
  • 542A Temporary incapacity exemption  
  • 542B Failure to attend interview etc. may result in cessation of temporary incapacity exemption  
  • 542C Time limit for temporary incapacity exemptions--maximum exemption period  
  • 542D Pre-natal and post-natal exemptions  
  • 542EA Exemption from undertaking full-time study--death of person's partner  
  • 542F Domestic violence or other special family circumstances exemption  
  • 542FA Disabled children or other family circumstances exemption  
  • 542G Training camp exemption  
  • 542H Special circumstances exemption  
  • 543 Youth allowance age  
  • 543A Minimum age for youth allowance  
  • 543B Maximum age for youth allowance  
  • 546 Prospective determinations for some allowance recipients  
  • DIVISION 2--Situations in which youth allowance is not payable
  • 547 Youth allowance not payable if allowance rate nil  
  • 547AA Youth allowance not payable if person fails to attend interview etc. in certain circumstances  
  • 547AB Situations where allowance not payable for failure to comply with certain requirements  
  • 547A Allowance not payable if assets value limit exceeded  
  • 547B Who is excluded from application of assets test?  
  • 547C Assets value limit  
  • 547D Value of person's assets to include value of assets of partner in certain circumstances  
  • 549 Waiting periods  
  • 549A Liquid assets test waiting period  
  • 549B Start of liquid assets test waiting period  
  • 549C Length of liquid assets test waiting period  
  • 549CA Ordinary waiting period  
  • 549CB Duration of ordinary waiting period  
  • 549D Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 549E Length of newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 549F Effect of being subject to multiple waiting periods  
  • 549G Application of Subdivision  
  • 550 Youth allowance participation failures  
  • 550B Allowance not payable because of youth allowance participation failure  
  • 550C When the period of non-payment starts  
  • 550D When the period of non-payment ends  
  • 550E Application of Subdivision  
  • 551 Allowance not payable because of repeated failure  
  • 551A When the period of non-payment starts  
  • 552 Multiple entitlement exclusions  
  • 552A Person receiving payment under certain schemes  
  • 552B Assurance of support  
  • 553 Employment-related exclusions  
  • 553A Unemployment due to industrial action  
  • 553B Move to area of lower employment prospects  
  • 553C Seasonal workers  
  • DIVISION 5--Rate of youth allowance
  • 556 How to work out a person's youth allowance rate  
  • 556A Approved program of work supplement  
  • DIVISION 10--Bereavement payments
  • 567 Qualification for payments under this Subdivision  
  • 567A Continued payment of partner's pension or benefit  
  • 567B Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 567C Adjustment of person's youth allowance rate  
  • 567D Effect of death of person entitled to payments under this Subdivision  
  • 567E Matters affecting payments under this Subdivision  
  • 567FA Qualification for payment under this Subdivision  
  • 567FB Amount of payment  
  • 567G Death of child--continuation of youth allowance rate for 14 weeks  

PART 2.11A----AUSTUDY PAYMENT

DIVISION 1--Qualification for austudy payment
  • 568 Qualification for austudy payment--general rule  
  • 568AA Qualification for austudy payment--new apprentices  
  • 568A Qualification for austudy payment--transferee from social security pension  
  • 569 Activity test  
  • 569A Undertaking qualifying study  
  • 569AA One course of education  
  • 569B Approved course of education or study  
  • 569C Full-time students  
  • 569D Concessional study-load students  
  • 569E Normal amount of full-time study  
  • 569F First fortnight of classes  
  • 569G Progress rules--secondary students  
  • 569H Progress rules--tertiary students  
  • 570 Austudy age  
  • DIVISION 2--Situations in which austudy payment is not payable
  • 572 Austudy payment not payable if payment rate nil  
  • 572A Situations where austudy payment not payable for failure to comply with certain requirements  
  • 573 Austudy payment not payable if assets value limit exceeded  
  • 573B Assets value limit  
  • 573C Value of person's assets to include value of assets of partner  
  • 575 Waiting periods  
  • 575A Liquid assets test waiting period  
  • 575B Start of liquid assets test waiting period  
  • 575C Length of liquid assets test waiting period  
  • 575D Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 575E Length of newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 575EA Seasonal workers--preclusion period  
  • 575F Effect of being subject to 2 waiting periods  
  • 576 Austudy participation failures  
  • 576A Allowance not payable because of austudy participation failure  
  • 576B When the period of non-payment starts  
  • 576C When the period of non-payment ends  
  • 577 Payment not payable because of repeated failure  
  • 577A When the period of non-payment starts  
  • 578 Multiple entitlement exclusions  
  • 578A Person receiving payment under certain schemes  
  • 578B Assurance of support  
  • DIVISION 5--Rate of austudy payment
  • 581 How to work out a person's austudy payment rate  
  • DIVISION 10--Bereavement payments on death of partner
  • 592 Qualification for payments under this Division  
  • 592A Continued payment of partner's pension or benefit  
  • 592B Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 592C Adjustment of person's austudy payment rate  
  • 592D Effect of death of person entitled to payments under this Division  
  • 592E Matters affecting payments under this Division  

PART 2.11B----SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENTS FOR STUDENTS

DIVISION 2--Relocation scholarship payment
  • 592J Qualification for relocation scholarship payment  
  • 592K Circumstances in which person is not qualified for relocation scholarship payment  
  • 592L Amount of relocation scholarship payment  
  • DIVISION 3--Approved scholarship course
  • 592M Definition  
  • 592N Approved scholarship course  

PART 2.12----JOBSEEKER PAYMENT

DIVISION 1--Qualification for and payability of jobseeker payment
  • 593 Qualification for jobseeker payment  
  • 595 Persons may be treated as unemployed  
  • 596 Unemployment due to industrial action  
  • 596A Assurance of support  
  • 598 Liquid assets test waiting period  
  • 600 Prospective determinations for some jobseeker payment recipients  
  • 608 Jobseeker payment not payable if payment rate nil  
  • 611 Assets test--jobseeker payment not payable if assets value limit exceeded  
  • 612 Value of assets of members of couples  
  • 613 Full-time students  
  • 614 Multiple entitlement exclusion  
  • 615 Jobseeker payment not payable if person fails to attend interview etc. in certain circumstances  
  • 620 Ordinary waiting period  
  • 621 Duration of ordinary waiting period  
  • 623A Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 623B Duration of newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 631 Situations where jobseeker payment not payable for failure to comply with certain requirements  
  • 633 Seasonal workers  
  • 634 Move to area of lower employment prospects  
  • DIVISION 4--Rate of jobseeker payment
  • 643 How to work out a person's jobseeker payment rate  
  • 644AAA Approved program of work supplement  
  • 654 Rate of jobseeker payment for former recipients of wife pension  
  • 655 Wife pension transition rate--method 1  
  • 656 Wife pension transition rate--method 2  
  • DIVISION 9--Bereavement payments
  • 660LA Qualification for payments under this Subdivision  
  • 660LB Continued payment of partner's pension or benefit  
  • 660LC Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 660LD Adjustment of a person's jobseeker payment rate  
  • 660LE Effect of death of person entitled to payments under this Subdivision  
  • 660LF Matters affecting payments under this Subdivision  
  • 660LH Qualification for payment under this Subdivision  
  • 660LI Amount of payment  
  • 660M Death of child--continuation of jobseeker payment rate for 14 weeks  

PART 2.13----REMOTE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM PAYMENT

DIVISION 1--Qualification for and payability of remote engagement program payment
  • 661A Qualification for remote engagement program payment  
  • 661B Definition of  
  • 661C Remote engagement program payment not payable in specified circumstances  
  • 661D Time limits on payability of remote engagement program payment  
  • DIVISION 2--Rate of remote engagement program payment
  • 661E Remote engagement program payment--determination of rate  
  • DIVISION 3--Miscellaneous matters
  • 661F Effect of undertaking activities under the remote engagement program  
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CHAPTER 2--Pensions, benefits and allowances

 

PART 2.13A----EDUCATION ENTRY PAYMENT

DIVISION 1--Recipients of pension PP (single)
  • 665A Payment to recipient of pension PP (single)  
  • 665B Amount of section 665A payment  
  • 665C Need for claim  
  • DIVISION 2--Recipients of disability support pension
  • 665E Payment to a disability support pensioner  
  • 665F Amount of section 665E payment  
  • 665G Need for claim  
  • DIVISION 4--Special benefit recipients
  • 665M Payment to a special benefit recipient  
  • 665N Amount of section 665M payment  
  • 665P Need for claim  
  • DIVISION 6--Jobseeker payment recipients
  • 665U Payment to recipient  
  • 665V Amount of section 665U payment  
  • 665W Need for claim  
  • DIVISION 8A--Carer payment recipients
  • 665ZFA Payment to a carer payment recipient  
  • 665ZFB Amount of section 665ZFA payment  
  • 665ZFC Need for claim  
  • DIVISION 12--Recipients of PP (partnered)
  • 665ZU Payment to recipient of PP (partnered)  
  • 665ZV Amount of section 665ZU payment  
  • 665ZW Need for claim  
  • DIVISION 13--Protection of education entry payment
  • 665ZY Education entry payment to be absolutely inalienable  
  • 665ZZ Effect of garnishee or attachment order  

PART 2.15----SPECIAL BENEFIT

DIVISION 1--Qualification for and payability of special benefit
  • 729 Qualification for special benefit  
  • 729A Time limit on qualification for certain recipients of special benefit  
  • 729AA Effect of industrial action on qualification conditions of certain claimants for special benefit  
  • 729B Certain recipients of special benefit cease to be qualified for special benefit after 52 weeks  
  • 729C Consequence of subsection 729B(2) determination  
  • 730 Determination of period  
  • 732 Special benefit not payable if benefit rate nil  
  • 733 Assets test--benefit not payable if assets value limit exceeded  
  • 734 Value of assets of members of couples  
  • 735 Multiple entitlement exclusion  
  • 736 Secretary may require certain persons to attend courses or undertake work  
  • 737 Full-time students  
  • 738 Payments under certain education schemes  
  • 739 SPB homeless person  
  • 739A Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 739B Secretary to act in accordance with guidelines  
  • 739C Guidelines for exercise of Secretary's powers under subsection 739A(7)  
  • 745H Situations where special benefit not payable for failure to comply with certain requirements  
  • 745M Seasonal workers  
  • 745N Move to area of lower employment prospects  
  • DIVISION 4--Rate of special benefit
  • 746 Rate of special benefit  
  • 747 Approved program of work supplement for persons who are nominated visa holders  
  • 759 Effect of industrial action on rate of special benefit payable to persons who are nominated visa holders  
  • DIVISION 9--Bereavement payments
  • 768A Qualification for payments under this Subdivision  
  • 768B Continued payment of partner's pension or benefit  
  • 768C Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 768D Adjustment of a person's special benefit rate  
  • 768E Effect of death of person entitled to payments under this Subdivision  
  • 768F Matters affecting payments under this Subdivision  

PART 2.16----SPECIAL NEEDS PENSIONS

DIVISION 1A--Time limit on grant of special needs wife pension
  • 771P Special needs wife pension not to be granted after 30 June 1995  
  • DIVISION 1B--Time limit on grant of other special needs pensions
  • 771PA Special needs pensions not to be granted after 20 September 2000  
  • DIVISION 1--Qualifications for and payability of special needs pensions
  • 772 Qualification for special needs age pension  
  • 773 Qualification for special needs disability support pension  
  • 774 Qualification for special needs wife pension  
  • 779 Special needs pension not payable if pension rate nil  
  • 783 Second special needs pension generally not payable after cancellation of initial pension  
  • 787 Multiple entitlement exclusion  
  • DIVISION 5--Rate of special needs pension
  • 796 How to work out a person's special needs pension rate  
  • -- DIVISION 10--Bereavement payments
  • 822 Qualification for payments under this Subdivision  
  • 823 Continued payment of deceased partner's previous entitlement  
  • 824 Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 825 Adjustment of rate of person's special needs pension  
  • 826 Effect of death of person entitled to payments under this Subdivision  
  • 827 Matters affecting payment of benefits under this Subdivision  
  • 830 Death of recipient  

PART 2.17----ECONOMIC SECURITY STRATEGY PAYMENT

  • 900 Qualification for economic security strategy payment  
  • 901 Amount of economic security strategy payment--general  
  • 902 Amount of economic security strategy payment--person receiving carer allowance  

PART 2.18----TRAINING AND LEARNING BONUS

  • 910 Qualification for training and learning bonus  
  • 911 Amount of training and learning bonus  

PART 2.18A----CLEAN ENERGY PAYMENTS

DIVISION 1--Clean energy advances
  • 914 Recipients of certain social security payments  
  • 914A Recipients of austudy, youth allowance, some disability support pensions and some special benefits  
  • 914B Disregard nil rate in certain circumstances  
  • 914C Limits on qualifying for multiple advances  
  • 914D Amount of a clean energy advance  
  • 914E  
  • 914F  
  • 914G Top-up payments of clean energy advance  
  • DIVISION 2--Quarterly energy supplement
  • 915 When quarterly energy supplement is payable  
  • 915A Electing to receive quarterly energy supplement  
  • 915B Rate of quarterly energy supplement  
  • DIVISION 4--Essential medical equipment payment
  • 917A Definitions  
  • 917B Qualification for essential medical equipment payment  
  • 917C The medical needs requirement  
  • 917D The concession card requirement  
  • 917E The energy account requirement  
  • 917F Availability of payments  
  • 917G Amount of payment  
  • 917H Non-receipt of social security payment  
  • DIVISION 5--Multiple qualification exclusions
  • 918 Multiple qualification exclusions  

PART 2.19----CARER ALLOWANCE

DIVISION 1--Interpretation
  • 952 Carer allowance definitions  
  • DIVISION 2--Qualification for and payability of carer allowance
  • 953 Qualification for carer allowance--caring for either 1 or 2 disabled children  
  • 953A Remaining qualified for carer allowance after child turns 16  
  • 954 Qualification for carer allowance--caring for a disabled adult in a private home of both the adult and the carer  
  • 954A Qualification for carer allowance--caring for a disabled adult in a private home not shared by the adult and carer  
  • 954B Qualification for carer allowance--receiving carer payment for caring for child or children  
  • 955 Qualification for carer allowance--hospitalisation  
  • 956 Absence from Australia  
  • 957 Effect of cessation of care etc. on carer allowance  
  • 957A Carer allowance income test  
  • 957B Adjusted taxable income  
  • 957C Accepted estimates  
  • 957D Income from long-term financial assets  
  • 958 Carer allowance not payable if allowance rate nil  
  • 964 Carer allowance not payable to 2 people for the same care receiver or care receivers unless declaration made  
  • 965 Carer allowance not payable to more than one member of a couple  
  • 966 Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 967 Duration of newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • DIVISION 5--Rate of carer allowance
  • 974 Rate of carer allowance  
  • DIVISION 6--Multiple qualification for carer allowance for same care receiver or receivers
  • 981 Secretary may make declaration where 2 people are qualified for carer allowance for the same care receiver or care receivers  
  • DIVISION 10--Bereavement payments (death of disabled child or adult)
  • 992J Continued carer allowance during bereavement rate continuation period where disabled child dies  
  • 992K Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 992L Continuation of qualification for carer allowance for 4 weeks in some cases where recipient's disabled child dies  
  • 992LA Continued carer allowance during bereavement rate continuation period where disabled adult dies  
  • 992LB Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 992M Death of recipient  

PART 2.19AA----CHILD DISABILITY ASSISTANCE

PART 2.19A----ONE-OFF PAYMENTS TO CARERS ELIGIBLE FOR CARER ALLOWANCE

DIVISION 1--One-off payment to carers eligible for carer allowance
  • 992N One-off payment to carers (carer allowance related)  
  • 992O In respect of what care receivers is the payment payable?  
  • 992P What is the amount of the payment?  
  • DIVISION 2--2005 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer allowance
  • 992Q 2005 one-off payment to carers (carer allowance related)  
  • 992R In respect of what care receivers is the payment payable?  
  • 992S What is the amount of the payment?  
  • DIVISION 3--2006 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer allowance
  • 992T 2006 one-off payment to carers (carer allowance related)  
  • 992U In respect of which care receivers is the payment payable?  
  • 992V Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 4--2007 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer allowance
  • 992WA 2007 one-off payment to carers (carer allowance related)  
  • 992WB Eligible care receivers  
  • 992WC Amount of the one-off payment  
  • DIVISION 5--2008 one-off payment to carers eligible for carer allowance
  • 992WD 2008 one-off payment to carers (carer allowance related)  
  • 992WE Eligible care receivers  
  • 992WF Amount of the one-off payment  

PART 2.19B----CARER SUPPLEMENT

PART 2.20----DOUBLE ORPHAN PENSION

DIVISION 1--DOP child status
  • 993 Double orphan--not refugee  
  • 994 Double orphan--refugee  
  • 995 Refugee child  
  • 996 Long-term prisoner  
  • 997 Patient on a long-term basis  
  • 998 Person uncontactable  
  • DIVISION 2--Qualification for and payability of double orphan pension
  • 999 Qualification for double orphan pension  
  • 1003 Double orphan pension not payable for child receiving a pension under the Veterans' Entitlements Act  
  • DIVISION 5--Rate of double orphan pension
  • 1010 Rate of double orphan pension  
  • DIVISION 10--Bereavement payments (death of DOP child)
  • 1033 Continued double orphan pension during bereavement rate continuation period where DOP child dies  
  • 1034 Lump sum payable in some circumstances  
  • 1034AA Continuation of qualification for double orphan pension for 4 weeks in some cases where recipient's DOP child dies  
  • 1034A Death of recipient  

PART 2.21----MOBILITY ALLOWANCE

DIVISION 1--Qualification for and payability of mobility allowance
  • 1035 Qualification for mobility allowance (rate specified in subsection 1044(1))  
  • 1035A Qualification for mobility allowance (rate specified in subsection 1044(1A))  
  • 1036 Mobility allowance not payable at 2 rates  
  • 1037 Mobility allowance not payable where person receiving motor vehicle assistance  
  • 1038 Mobility allowance not payable when person is NDIS participant  
  • 1039AA Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 1039AB Duration of newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • DIVISION 2--Rate of mobility allowance
  • 1044 Rate of mobility allowance  
  • 1044A Reduction of the advance payment period  
  • DIVISION 3--Mobility allowance advance
  • 1045 Qualification for mobility advance  
  • DIVISION 4--Continuation
  • 1046 Continuation of mobility allowance when person ceases to be qualified  

PART 2.21A----LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND NUMERACY SUPPLEMENT

DIVISION 1--Preliminary
  • 1047 Definition  
  • DIVISION 2--Qualification for language, literacy and numeracy supplement
  • 1048 General statement of qualification  
  • DIVISION 3--Circumstances where language, literacy and numeracy supplement not payable
  • 1049 Language, literacy and numeracy supplement not payable in certain circumstances  
  • DIVISION 4--Rate increase relating to language, literacy and numeracy supplement
  • 1050 Rate increase attributable to language, literacy and numeracy supplement  

PART 2.22----ADVANCE PAYMENTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY ENTITLEMENTS

DIVISION 1--Qualification for advance payment
  • 1061A Qualification for advance payment  
  • DIVISION 2--Applying for advance payment
  • 1061B Application  
  • 1061C Form of application  
  • 1061D Lodgment of application  
  • 1061E Application may be withdrawn  
  • DIVISION 3--Determination of application and payment of advance payment
  • 1061EA Secretary to determine application  
  • 1061EB Payment of advance payment  
  • DIVISION 4--Amount of advance payment
  • 1061ECA Amount of advance payment--age and disability support pensions and carer payment  
  • 1061ED Amount of advance payment--pension PP (single)  
  • 1061EE Amount of advance payment--certain other social security payments  
  • DIVISION 5--Payment of advance payment
  • 1061EI Advance payment to be paid to person or nominee  
  • 1061EJ Payment into bank account etc.  
  • DIVISION 6--Protection of advance payment
  • 1061EK Advance payment to be absolutely inalienable  
  • DIVISION 7--Repayment of advance payment
  • 1061EL Repayment of advance payment  

PART 2.22A----SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT ADVANCES

DIVISION 1--Qualification for special employment advance
  • 1061EM Qualification for special employment advance  
  • 1061EN Meaning of  
  • 1061EO Person not qualified in certain circumstances  
  • DIVISION 4--Amount of special employment advance
  • 1061EW Where claim based on effect of unreceived income on special employment advance qualifying entitlement  
  • 1061EX Where claim based on claimant's need for financial assistance to take up offered employment  
  • DIVISION 7--Repayment of special employment advance
  • 1061EZC Repayment of special employment advance  

PART 2.23----ADVANCE PHARMACEUTICAL ALLOWANCE

DIVISION 1--Qualification for and payability of advance pharmaceutical allowance
  • 1061F Qualification for advance pharmaceutical allowance  
  • 1061G Advance pharmaceutical allowance not payable in some circumstances  
  • DIVISION 3--Amount of advance pharmaceutical allowance
  • 1061JC Amount of advance pharmaceutical allowance  
  • 1061JD Annual limit  

PART 2.23A----CRISIS PAYMENT

DIVISION 1--Qualification for crisis payment
  • 1061JG Qualification--release from gaol or psychiatric confinement  
  • 1061JH Qualification--extreme circumstances forcing departure from home  
  • 1061JHA Qualification--remaining in home after removal of family member due to domestic or family violence  
  • 1061JI Qualification--humanitarian entrant to Australia  
  • 1061JIA Qualification--national health emergency  
  • 1061JJ Crisis payment not payable in addition to disaster relief payment  
  • 1061JK Crisis payment not payable if assurance of support in force  
  • 1061JL Person not qualified for crisis payment if qualified for crisis payment under ABSTUDY scheme  
  • DIVISION 4--Amount of crisis payment
  • 1061JU Amount of payment  

PART 2.23B----DISASTER RECOVERY ALLOWANCE

DIVISION 1--Qualification for Disaster Recovery Allowance
  • 1061KA Qualification for Disaster Recovery Allowance  
  • 1061KB Disaster Recovery Allowance not payable if assurance of support in force  
  • DIVISION 2--Rate of Disaster Recovery Allowance
  • 1061KC Rate of Disaster Recovery Allowance  
  • DIVISION 3--Other matters
  • 1061KD Period that Disaster Recovery Allowance is payable  
  • 1061KE Non-receipt of social security payment  

PART 2.24----AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DISASTER RECOVERY PAYMENT

DIVISION 1--Qualification for Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
  • 1061K Qualification for Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment  
  • 1061L Meaning of  
  • DIVISION 2--Amount of Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
  • 1061M Amount of payment for disasters in Australia  
  • 1061N Amount of payment for disasters outside Australia  
  • 1061P Determinations of rates  
  • DIVISION 3--Recoverable payments etc.
  • 1061PAAA Recoverable payments  
  • 1061PAAB Recoverable death payments  
  • 1061PAAC Reports about recoverable payments and recoverable death payments  
  • 1061PAAD Review of decisions  
  • 1061PAAE Department official  

PART 2.24AA----AUSTRALIAN VICTIM OF TERRORISM OVERSEAS PAYMENT

DIVISION 1--Qualification for Australian Victim of Terrorism Overseas Payment
  • 1061PAA Qualification for Australian Victim of Terrorism Overseas Payment  
  • 1061PAB Whether a person can be qualified for more than one AVTOP in relation to the same terrorist act  
  • DIVISION 2--Payability of Australian Victim of Terrorism Overseas Payment to secondary victims
  • 1061PAC When AVTOP for secondary victims is not payable  
  • DIVISION 3--Amount of Australian Victim of Terrorism Overseas Payment
  • 1061PAD Amount of AVTOP for a primary victim  
  • 1061PAE Amount of AVTOP for a secondary victim  
  • 1061PAF AVTOP Principles  
  • DIVISION 4--Other
  • 1061PAG Consultation on the AVTOP Principles  
  • 1061PAH AVTOP is not compensation or damages  

PART 2.24A----PENSIONER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT

DIVISION 1--Qualification for pensioner education supplement
  • 1061PA Qualification for pensioner education supplement  
  • 1061PB Undertaking qualifying study  
  • 1061PC Approved course of education or study  
  • 1061PD Full-time students  
  • 1061PE Concessional study-load students  
  • 1061PF Normal amount of full-time study  
  • 1061PG First fortnight of classes  
  • 1061PH Progress rules--secondary students  
  • 1061PI Progress rules--tertiary students  
  • 1061PJ Payments attracting pensioner education supplement  
  • 1061PK Pensioner education supplement age  
  • 1061PL When a person is regarded as independent  
  • 1061PM Residency requirements  
  • 1061PN Absence of persons overseas  
  • DIVISION 2--Situations in which pensioner education supplement is not payable
  • 1061PT Pensioner education supplement not payable during newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 1061PU Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 1061PV Length of newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 1061PW Meaning of multiple entitlement exclusion  
  • 1061PX Multiple entitlement exclusion  
  • DIVISION 5--Rate of pensioner education supplement
  • 1061PZG Rate of pensioner education supplement  

PART 2.25----TELEPHONE ALLOWANCE

DIVISION 1--Qualification for and payability of telephone allowance
  • 1061Q Qualification for telephone allowance  
  • 1061R Telephone allowance not payable in some circumstances  
  • DIVISION 2--Rate of telephone allowance
  • 1061S Standard rate of telephone allowance  
  • 1061SA Increased rate of telephone allowance  
  • 1061SB Increased rate of telephone allowance for home internet  

PART 2.25A----UTILITIES ALLOWANCE

DIVISION 1--Qualification for and payability of utilities allowance
  • 1061T Qualification for utilities allowance  
  • 1061TA When utilities allowance is payable  
  • DIVISION 2--Rate of utilities allowance
  • 1061TB Rate of utilities allowance  

PART 2.25B----ENERGY SUPPLEMENT

DIVISION 1--Qualification and payability
  • 1061U Qualification for energy supplement  
  • 1061UA When energy supplement is payable  
  • DIVISION 2--Rate of energy supplement
  • 1061UB Rate of energy supplement  

PART 2.25C----QUARTERLY PENSION SUPPLEMENT

  • 1061V When this Part applies  
  • 1061VA Quarterly pension supplement  
  • 1061VB Rate of quarterly pension supplement  

PART 2.26----FARES ALLOWANCE

DIVISION 1--Qualification for fares allowance

CHAPTER 2A--Benefits and concessions other than payments

 

PART 2A.1----CONCESSION CARDS

DIVISION 1--Qualification for, and issue of, pensioner concession card
  • 1061ZA General qualification rules  
  • 1061ZC Extended qualification rule: long-term recipient of social security benefits  
  • 1061ZCA Extended qualification rule: former recipient of age pension and partner  
  • 1061ZD Extended qualification rule: former recipient of disability support pension and partner  
  • 1061ZDA Extended qualification rule: former recipient of pension PP (single)  
  • 1061ZDB Extended qualification rule: partner of former recipient of veterans' entitlement  
  • 1061ZEA Further extended qualification rule: loss of payment because of employment income  
  • 1061ZEB Extended qualification rule: persons with a partial capacity to work  
  • 1061ZEC Effect of compliance penalty periods  
  • 1061ZF Issue of pensioner concession card  
  • DIVISION 2--Qualification for seniors health card
  • 1061ZG Qualification rules  
  • 1061ZH Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 1061ZI Duration of newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 1061ZJ Giving of copy of assessment of taxable income to Secretary  
  • 1061ZJA Modifications if person's rate of social security pension is nil on 1 January 2017  
  • 1061ZJB Other modifications because of Veterans' Entitlements Act  
  • DIVISION 3--Qualification for health care card
  • 1061ZK Qualification: general rules  
  • 1061ZM Qualification for health care card: employment-affected person  
  • 1061ZMA Further extended qualification rule: loss of payment because of employment income  
  • 1061ZN Residence requirement  
  • 1061ZNA Effect of compliance penalty periods  
  • 1061ZO Qualification  
  • 1061ZP Person subject to newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 1061ZQ Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 1061ZR Duration of newly arrived resident's waiting period  
  • 1061ZS Issue of health care cards  
  • 1061ZT Certain dependants not qualified for health care card  
  • DIVISION 4--Non-cancellation of concession cards for temporary overseas absences
  • 1061ZUA Persons to whom Division applies  
  • 1061ZUB Non-cancellation of concession cards for temporary overseas absences  
  • 1061ZUC Extension cards  
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CHAPTER 2AA--Student start-up loans

 

PART 2AA.1----INTRODUCTION

  • 1061ZVAA Simplified outline of this Chapter  

PART 2AA.2----QUALIFICATION FOR AND AMOUNT OF STUDENT START-UP LOAN

PART 2AA.3----INDEBTEDNESS

DIVISION 1--Introduction

PART 2AA.4----DISCHARGE OF INDEBTEDNESS

DIVISION 1--Introduction

PART 2AA.5----TAX ADMINISTRATION MATTERS

  • 1061ZVJA Simplified outline of this Part  
  • 1061ZVJB Verification of tax file numbers  
  • 1061ZVJC When person with tax file number incorrectly notifies number  
  • 1061ZVJD When person without tax file number incorrectly notifies number  
  • 1061ZVJE When tax file numbers are altered  
  • 1061ZVJF When tax file numbers are cancelled  
  • 1061ZVJG Returns, assessments, collection and recovery  
  • 1061ZVJH Charges and civil penalties for failing to meet obligations  
  • 1061ZVJJ Pay as you go (PAYG) withholding  
  • 1061ZVJK Pay as you go (PAYG) instalments  
  • 1061ZVJL Administration of this Chapter  
  •  

CHAPTER 2B--Student Financial Supplement Scheme

 

PART 2B.1----ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHEME

DIVISION 1--Preliminary

PART 2B.2----PAYMENTS OF FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT UNDER SCHEME TO STOP IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

DIVISION 1--Payments to stop at request of recipient
  • 1061ZZCU Person may ask for payment to stop  
  • 1061ZZCV Effect of notice  
  • DIVISION 2--Payments to stop if the maximum amount of financial supplement is reduced to the amount already paid or a lesser amount
  • 1061ZZCW Secretary must give notice to person and corporation  
  • 1061ZZCX Effect of notice  
  • 1061ZZCY This Subdivision is subject to sections 1061ZZFS and 1061ZZFT  
  • 1061ZZCZ Secretary may give notice to person and corporation  
  • 1061ZZDA Effect of notice  
  • 1061ZZDB Transfer of corporation's rights to Commonwealth  
  • 1061ZZDC Apportionment of financial supplement  
  • 1061ZZDD Liability of Commonwealth to corporation  
  • 1061ZZDE Liability of person to Commonwealth  
  • 1061ZZDF This Subdivision not to affect Subdivision A  
  • 1061ZZDG Secretary may give notice to person and corporation  
  • 1061ZZDH Effect of notice  
  • 1061ZZDI Transfer of corporation's rights to Commonwealth  
  • 1061ZZDJ Apportionment of financial supplement  
  • 1061ZZDK Liability of Commonwealth to corporation  
  • 1061ZZDL Liability of person to Commonwealth  
  • 1061ZZDM This Subdivision not to affect Subdivision A  
  • DIVISION 3--Payments to stop if person ceases to be eligible to obtain financial supplement
  • 1061ZZDN Secretary must give notice to person and corporation  
  • 1061ZZDO Effect of notice  
  • 1061ZZDP This Subdivision is subject to sections 1061ZZFS and 1061ZZFT  
  • 1061ZZDQ Secretary may give notice to person and corporation  
  • 1061ZZDR Effect of notice  
  • 1061ZZDS Transfer of corporation's rights to Commonwealth  
  • 1061ZZDT Apportionment of financial supplement  
  • 1061ZZDU Liability of Commonwealth to corporation  
  • 1061ZZDV Liability of person to Commonwealth  
  • 1061ZZDW This Subdivision not to affect Subdivision A  
  • DIVISION 4--Payments to stop if person is found never to have been eligible to obtain financial supplement
  • 1061ZZDX Secretary must give notice to person and corporation  
  • 1061ZZDY Effect of notice  
  • 1061ZZDZ This Subdivision is subject to sections 1061ZZFS and 1061ZZFT  
  • 1061ZZEA Secretary may give notice to person and corporation  
  • 1061ZZEB Effect of notice  
  • 1061ZZEC Transfer of corporation's rights to Commonwealth  
  • 1061ZZED Liability of Commonwealth to corporation  
  • 1061ZZEE Liability of person  
  • 1061ZZEF Definitions  
  • 1061ZZEG This Subdivision not to affect Subdivision A  
  • DIVISION 5--Payments to stop if person dies
  • 1061ZZEH Secretary may give notice to corporation if other party to contract dies  
  • 1061ZZEI Effect of notice  
  • 1061ZZEJ Discharge of corporation's liability  
  • 1061ZZEK Transfer of corporation's rights to Commonwealth  
  • 1061ZZEL Liability of Commonwealth to corporation  
  • 1061ZZEM Discharge of person's liability  

PART 2B.3----REPAYMENT OF FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT THROUGH TAXATION SYSTEM AFTER TERMINATION DATE

DIVISION 1--Purpose and application of Part

PART 2B.4----MISCELLANEOUS

DIVISION 1--Application of the Bankruptcy Act 1966
  • 1061ZZFQ Application of Division  
  • 1061ZZFR Treatment of debt  
  • DIVISION 2--Review of decisions
  • 1061ZZFS What happens if a decision of the Secretary is set aside  
  • 1061ZZFT What happens if a decision of the Secretary is varied  
  • DIVISION 3--Transfer of rights under this Chapter
  • 1061ZZFU Notices of transfer  
  • 1061ZZFV Transfers not subject to State or Territory taxes  
  •  

CHAPTER 2C--Assurances of support

 

PART 2C.1----GIVING ASSURANCES

  • 1061ZZGA What is an assurance of support?  
  • 1061ZZGB Who may give an assurance of support?  
  • 1061ZZGC How to give an assurance of support  

PART 2C.2----ACCEPTANCE OF ASSURANCES

  • 1061ZZGD Accepting or rejecting an assurance of support  
  • 1061ZZGE Notices relating to an assurance of support  

PART 2C.3----EFFECT OF ACCEPTED ASSURANCES

  • 1061ZZGEA Assurance cannot be withdrawn once visa issued  
  • 1061ZZGF When an accepted assurance is in force  
  • 1061ZZGG Liability to pay for social security payments  

PART 2C.4----DETERMINATIONS

PART 2C.5----ASSURANCES BY UNINCORPORATED BODIES

  • 1061ZZGI Application of social security law to unincorporated bodies  
  •  

CHAPTER 2D--Arrangements and grants relating to assisting persons to obtain and maintain paid work

 
  • 1062 Simplified outline of this Chapter  
  • 1062A Arrangements and grants relating to assisting persons to obtain and maintain paid work  
  • 1062B Constitutional limits  
  • 1062C Executive power of the Commonwealth  
  • 1062D Inclusion of information in annual report  
  • 1062DA Application of Administration Act  
  •  

CHAPTER 3--General provisions relating to payability and rates

 

PART 3.1----RATE CALCULATORS (GENERAL)

  • 1062E Steps in rate calculation  
  • 1063 Standard categories of family situations  

PART 3.2----PENSION RATE CALCULATOR A

  • 1064 Rate of age and disability support pensions and carer payment (people who are not blind)  
  • -- MODULE A--Overall rate calculation process MODULE B--Maximum basic rate MODULE BA--Pension supplement MODULE C--Energy supplement MODULE E--Ordinary income test MODULE F--Ordinary income for the purposes of disability support pension MODULE G--Assets test MODULE H--Remote area allowance

PART 3.3----PENSION RATE CALCULATOR B

  • 1065 Rate of age and disability support pension (blind people)  
  • -- MODULE A--Overall rate calculation process MODULE B--Maximum basic rate MODULE BA--Pension supplement MODULE C--Energy supplement MODULE E--Remote area allowance

PART 3.4A----PENSION RATE CALCULATOR D

  • 1066A Rate of disability support pension (people under 21 who are not blind)  
  • -- MODULE A--Overall rate calculation process MODULE B--Maximum basic rate MODULE BA--Energy supplement MODULE C--Youth disability supplement MODULE D--Pharmaceutical allowance MODULE F--Ordinary income test MODULE G--Payments taken to be ordinary income MODULE H--Assets test MODULE I--Remote area allowance

PART 3.4B----PENSION RATE CALCULATOR E

  • 1066B Rate of disability support pension (people under 21 who are blind)  
  • -- MODULE A--Overall rate calculation process MODULE B--Maximum basic rate MODULE BA--Energy supplement MODULE C--Youth disability supplement MODULE D--Pharmaceutical allowance MODULE F--Remote area allowance

PART 3.5----YOUTH ALLOWANCE RATE CALCULATOR

  • 1067 Definitions  
  • 1067A When a person is regarded as independent  
  • 1067B Accommodated independent person  
  • 1067C Member of a YA couple  
  • 1067D Person required to live away from home  
  • 1067E Person living at home  
  • 1067F Long term income support student  
  • 1067G Rate of youth allowance  
  • -- MODULE A--Overall rate calculation process MODULE B--Maximum basic rate MODULE BA--Energy supplement MODULE C--Pharmaceutical allowance MODULE D--Youth disability supplement MODULE E--Person's reduction for parental income MODULE F--Parental income test MODULE GA--Maintenance income test MODULE H--Income test MODULE J--Student income bank MODULE K--Remote area allowance MODULE L--Table of pensions, benefits, allowances and compensation

PART 3.5A----AUSTUDY PAYMENT RATE CALCULATOR

  • 1067H Definitions  
  • 1067J Person living at home  
  • 1067K Long term income support student  
  • 1067L Rate of austudy payment  
  • -- MODULE A--Overall rate calculation process MODULE B--Maximum basic rate MODULE BA--Pension supplement MODULE BB--Energy supplement MODULE C--Pharmaceutical allowance MODULE D--Income test MODULE E--Student income bank MODULE F--Remote area allowance  

CHAPTER 3--General provisions relating to payability and rates

 

PART 3.6----BENEFIT RATE CALCULATOR B

  • 1068 Rate of jobseeker payment  
  • -- MODULE A--Overall rate calculation process MODULE B--Maximum basic rate MODULE BA--Pension supplement MODULE C--Energy supplement MODULE D--Pharmaceutical allowance MODULE G--Income test MODULE J--Remote area allowance

PART 3.6A----PARENTING PAYMENT RATE CALCULATOR

  • 1068A Rate of parenting payment--pension PP (single)  
  • -- MODULE A--Overall rate calculation process MODULE B--Maximum basic rate MODULE BA--Pension supplement MODULE BB--Energy supplement MODULE C--Pharmaceutical allowance MODULE E--Ordinary income test MODULE F--Remote area allowance
  • 1068B Rate of parenting payment--PP (partnered)  
  • -- MODULE A--Overall rate calculation process MODULE C--Maximum basic rate MODULE D--Income test MODULE DA--Pension supplement MODULE DB--Energy supplement MODULE E--Pharmaceutical allowance MODULE G--Remote area allowance

PART 3.7----RENT ASSISTANCE

DIVISION 1--Operation of this Part
  • 1070 When this Part applies  
  • 1070A Effect of this Part  
  • DIVISION 2--Qualification for rent assistance
  • 1070B Qualification--general rule  
  • 1070C Common requirements (about aged care residence, home ownership and rent)  
  • 1070D Specific requirement (carer payments and certain age and disability support pensions)  
  • 1070E Specific requirement (certain parenting payments)  
  • 1070F Specific requirement (certain disability support pensions)  
  • 1070G Specific requirement (youth allowance)  
  • 1070H Specific requirement (austudy payment and jobseeker payment)  
  • 1070J Specific requirement (certain parenting payments)  
  • DIVISION 3--Rate of rent assistance
  • 1070K Rate depends on social security payment and family situation  
  • 1070L Rate for carer payments and certain age and disability support pensions  
  • 1070M Rate for certain parenting payments  
  • 1070N Rate for disability support pension (person aged under 18)  
  • 1070P Rate for disability support pension (person aged between 18 and 21)  
  • 1070Q Rate for youth allowance, austudy payment and jobseeker payment  
  • 1070R Rate for certain parenting payments  
  • DIVISION 4--Certain concepts used in this Part
  • 1070S Division has effect for purposes of Part  
  • 1070T Rent threshold amount  
  • 1070U Fortnightly rent  
  • 1070V Rent paid by a member of certain couples  
  • 1070W Partner with a rent increased pension  
  • 1070X Partner with a rent increased benefit  

PART 3.9----SENIORS HEALTH CARD INCOME TEST CALCULATOR

  • 1071 Seniors Health Card Income Test Calculator  
  • --

PART 3.9A----HEALTH CARE CARD INCOME TEST CALCULATOR

PART 3.10----GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ORDINARY INCOME TEST

DIVISION 1--Ordinary income concept and treatment of certain income amounts

PART 3.12----GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ASSETS TEST

DIVISION 1--Value of person's assets

PART 3.12A----PROVISIONS FOR CARER ALLOWANCE AND SENIORS HEALTH CARD INCOME TEST

DIVISION 1--Purpose of this Part
  • 1157A Purpose of Part  
  • DIVISION 2--Benefits that may be assessable fringe benefits
  • 1157B Benefits received in or outside Australia  
  • 1157C Car benefits  
  • 1157D Exempt car benefits  
  • 1157E School fees benefits  
  • 1157F Health insurance benefits  
  • 1157G Loan benefits  
  • 1157H Exempt loan benefit  
  • 1157I Housing benefits  
  • 1157J Exempt housing benefits--live-in residential care workers  
  • 1157JA Expense benefits  
  • 1157JB Exempt expense benefit  
  • 1157JC Financial investment benefit  
  • DIVISION 3--Value of car fringe benefits
  • 1157K Method of valuing car fringe benefits  
  • 1157L Value of car fringe benefits  
  • 1157M Minister may determine alternative method of valuing car fringe benefits  
  • DIVISION 4--Value of school fees fringe benefits
  • 1157N Value of school fees fringe benefits  
  • DIVISION 5--Value of health insurance fringe benefits
  • 1157O Value of health insurance fringe benefits  
  • DIVISION 6--Value of loan fringe benefits
  • 1157P Method of valuing loan fringe benefits  
  • 1157Q Value of loan fringe benefits  
  • 1157R Minister may determine alternative method of valuing loan fringe benefits  
  • DIVISION 7--Value of housing fringe benefits
  • 1157S Methods of valuing housing fringe benefits--grants of housing rights  
  • 1157T Value of grants of housing rights--general  
  • 1157TA Value of grants of housing rights--employees of the Defence Force  
  • 1157TB Method of valuing housing fringe benefits--payments associated with loans  
  • 1157TC Value of payments associated with loans  
  • 1157TD Methods of valuing housing fringe benefits--payments associated with enjoying housing rights  
  • 1157TE Value of payments associated with enjoying housing rights--general  
  • 1157TF Value of payments associated with enjoying housing rights--employees of the Defence Force  
  • 1157U Minister may determine alternative method of valuing housing fringe benefits  
  • DIVISION 8--Value of expense fringe benefit
  • 1157UA Value of expense fringe benefits  
  • DIVISION 9--Value of financial investment fringe benefit
  • 1157UB Value of financial investment fringe benefit  
  • DIVISION 10--Foreign currency rates
  • 1157V Foreign currency rates  

PART 3.13----IMPRISONMENT

  • 1158 Some social security payments not payable during period in gaol or in psychiatric confinement following criminal charge  
  • 1159 Payment may be redirected to dependent partner or child  
  • 1159A Person not qualified for some concession cards when in gaol or in psychiatric confinement following criminal charge  

PART 3.14----COMPENSATION RECOVERY

DIVISION 1--General

PART 3.15----SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS

  • 1186 General effect of Part  
  • 1187 Reduction in rate of payments under this Act if recipient or partner also receiving payments under a self-employment program  
  • 1188 Rate reduction under this Part  

PART 3.16----INDEXATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF AMOUNTS

DIVISION 1--Preliminary
  • 1189 Analysis of Part  
  • 1190 Indexed and adjusted amounts  
  • DIVISION 2--CPI indexation
  • 1191 CPI Indexation Table  
  • 1192 Indexation of amounts  
  • 1193 Indexation factor  
  • 1194 Rounding off indexed amounts  
  • 1195 Certain indexed amounts to be increased in line with increases in Male Total Average Weekly Earnings  
  • DIVISION 3--Social security pension indexation using Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index
  • 1196 Social security pension indexation using Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index  
  • 1197 Living cost indexation factor  
  • 1198 Rounding off amounts  
  • DIVISION 4--Adjustment of other rates
  • 1198A Adjustment of single pension rate MBR amounts  
  • 1198B Adjustment of disability support pension (under 21) MBRs  
  • 1198C Adjustment of youth disability supplement  
  • 1203 Adjustment of pension "single non-homeowner" AVL  
  • 1204 Adjustment of benefit AVLs  
  • 1205 Adjustment of special illness separated special resident AVL  
  • 1206A Adjustment of certain pharmaceutical allowance rates  
  • 1206B Adjustment of certain telephone allowance rates  

PART 3.16A----ADVANCE PAYMENT DEDUCTIONS

  • 1206H Advance payment deduction  
  • 1206J Amount of advance payment deduction--basic calculation  
  • 1206K Person may request larger advance payment deduction  
  • 1206L Reduction of advance payment deduction in cases of severe financial hardship  
  • 1206M The final advance payment deduction  
  • 1206N Provisional payment rate insufficient to cover advance payment deduction  
  • 1206P Rounding of amounts  

PART 3.16B----SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT ADVANCE DEDUCTIONS

  • 1206Q Special employment advance deduction  
  • 1206R Amount of special employment advance deduction--basic calculation  
  • 1206S Person may request larger special employment advance deduction  
  • 1206T Reduction of special employment advance deduction in cases of severe financial hardship  
  • 1206U The final special employment advance deduction  
  • 1206V Provisional payment rate insufficient to cover special employment advance deduction  
  • 1206W Rounding of amounts  

PART 3.18----MEANS TEST TREATMENT OF PRIVATE COMPANIES AND PRIVATE TRUSTS

DIVISION 1--Introduction
  • 1207 Simplified outline  
  • 1207A Definitions  
  • 1207B Relatives  
  • 1207C Associates  
  • 1207D When a company is sufficiently influenced by an entity  
  • 1207E Majority voting interest in a company  
  • 1207F Entitled to acquire  
  • 1207G Transfer of property or services  
  • 1207H Constructive transfers of property or services to an entity  
  • 1207J Active involvement with a primary production enterprise  
  • 1207K Power to veto decisions of a trustee  
  • 1207L Extra-territorial operation  
  • 1207M Application to things happening before commencement  
  • DIVISION 2--Designated private companies
  • 1207N Designated private companies  
  • DIVISION 3--Designated private trusts
  • 1207P Designated private trusts  
  • DIVISION 4--Controlled private companies
  • 1207Q Controlled private companies  
  • 1207R Direct voting interest in a company  
  • 1207S Voting power  
  • 1207T Direct control interest in a company  
  • 1207U Interest in a share  
  • DIVISION 5--Controlled private trusts
  • 1207V Controlled private trusts  
  • 1207W Interest in a trust  
  • DIVISION 6--Attributable stakeholders and attribution percentages
  • 1207X Attributable stakeholder, asset attribution percentage and income attribution percentage  
  • DIVISION 7--Attribution of income of controlled private companies and controlled private trusts
  • 1207Y Attribution of income  
  • 1207Z No double counting of attributed income  
  • 1208 Ordinary income of a company or trust  
  • 1208A Ordinary income from a business--treatment of trading stock  
  • 1208B Permissible reductions of business and investment income  
  • 1208C Derivation periods  
  • 1208D Attribution periods  
  • DIVISION 8--Attribution of assets of controlled private companies and controlled private trusts
  • 1208E Attribution of assets  
  • 1208F When attributed asset is unrealisable  
  • 1208G Effect of charge or encumbrance on value of assets  
  • 1208H Effect of unsecured loan on value of assets  
  • 1208J Value of company's or trust's assets etc.  
  • DIVISION 9--Modification of asset deprivation rules
  • 1208K Individual disposes of asset to company or trust  
  • 1208L Disposal of asset by company or trust  
  • 1208M Individual ceases to be an attributable stakeholder of a company or trust  
  • 1208N Individual disposes of asset to company or trust before 1 January 2002--individual is attributable stakeholder  
  • 1208P Individual disposes of asset to company or trust before 1 January 2002--individual's spouse is attributable stakeholder  
  • DIVISION 10--Modification of income deprivation rules
  • 1208Q Individual disposes of ordinary income to company or trust  
  • 1208R Disposal of income by company or trust  
  • 1208S Individual disposes of income to company or trust before 1 January 2002--individual is attributable stakeholder  
  • 1208T Individual disposes of income to company or trust before 1 January 2002--individual's spouse is attributable stakeholder  
  • DIVISION 11--Concessional primary production trusts
  • 1208U Concessional primary production trusts  
  • 1208V Individual ceases to be an attributable stakeholder of trust--receipt of remuneration or other benefits from trust during asset deprivation period  
  • 1208W Net value of asset  
  • 1208X Value of entity's assets  
  • 1208Y When asset is controlled by an individual  
  • 1208Z Adjusted net value of asset  
  • 1209 Adjusted net primary production income  
  • 1209A Net income of a primary production enterprise  
  • 1209B Net income from a primary production enterprise--treatment of trading stock  
  • 1209C Permissible reductions of income from carrying on a primary production enterprise  
  • DIVISION 12--Anti-avoidance
  • 1209D Anti-avoidance  
  • DIVISION 13--Decision-making principles
  • 1209E Decision-making principles  
  • DIVISION 14--Information management
  • 1209F Transitional period  
  • 1209G Information-gathering powers  
  • 1209H Secretary may obtain tax information  
  • 1209J Disclosure of tax information  
  • 1209K Disclosure of tax file number information  

PART 3.18A----PRIVATE FINANCIAL PROVISION FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

DIVISION 1--Special disability trusts
  • 1209L What is a?  
  • 1209M Beneficiary requirements  
  • 1209N Trust purpose requirements  
  • 1209P Trust deed requirements  
  • 1209Q Trustee requirements  
  • 1209R Trust property requirements  
  • 1209RA Trust expenditure requirements  
  • 1209S Reporting requirements  
  • 1209T Audit requirements  
  • 1209U Waiver of contravention of this Division  
  • DIVISION 2--Income of special disability trusts
  • 1209V Attribution of income  
  • 1209X Income amounts from special disability trusts  
  • DIVISION 3--Assets of special disability trusts
  • 1209Y Attribution of assets  
  • DIVISION 4--Transfers to special disability trusts
  • 1209Z Effect of certain transfers to special disability trusts  
  • 1209ZA The effect of exceeding the $500,000 limit  
  • 1209ZB Transfers by the immediate family members prior to reaching pension age etc.  
  • 1209ZC Transfers by principal beneficiaries or partners  
  • 1209ZD Cessation of special disability trusts  
  • 1209ZE Effect of this Division  

PART 3.19----MISCELLANEOUS

CHAPTER 4--International agreements and portability

 

PART 4.2----OVERSEAS PORTABILITY

DIVISION 1--Preliminary
  • 1211 Social Security (International Agreements) Act overrides Part  
  • 1212 Meaning of terms used in this Part  
  • 1212A Meaning of  
  • 1212B Meaning of  
  • 1212C Meaning of  
  • 1212D Part does not affect need for qualification  
  • DIVISION 2--Portability of social security payments
  • 1213 Persons to whom Division applies  
  • 1214 Some payments generally portable with no time limit  
  • 1215 Some payments generally portable with time limit  
  • 1216 Amounts added to rate  
  • 1217 Meaning of,and  
  • 1218AAA Unlimited portability period for disability support pension--severely impaired disability support pensioner  
  • 1218AA Unlimited portability period for disability support pension--terminally ill overseas disability support pensioner  
  • 1218AB Extended portability period for disability support pension  
  • 1218 Exception--full-time students outside Australia for purposes of Australian course  
  • 1218A Exception--Reserve service  
  • 1218B Exception--waiting period in Australia before parenting payment is portable  
  • 1218BA Exception--new apprentices  
  • 1218C Extension of person's portability period--general  
  • 1218D Extension of person's portability period--life-saving medical treatment overseas  
  • 1220 No portability where claim based on short residence  
  • DIVISION 3--Rate of portable pensions
  • 1220A Proportionality--age pension rate  
  • 1220B Proportionality--disability support pension rate for a severely disabled person  
  • 1221 Pension Portability Rate Calculator  
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CHAPTER 5--Overpayments and debt recovery

 

PART 5.1----EFFECT OF CHAPTER

  • 1222 General effect of Chapter  

PART 5.2----AMOUNTS RECOVERABLE UNDER THIS ACT

  • 1222A Debts due to the Commonwealth  
  • 1223 Debts arising from lack of qualification, overpayment etc.  
  • 1223A Debt resulting from commutation of asset-test exempt income stream contrary to subsection 9A(2), 9B(2) or 9BA(2)  
  • 1223AA Debts arising from prepayments and certain other payments  
  • 1223AB Debts arising from AAT stay orders  
  • 1223ABAA Debts arising in respect of one-off payments to older Australians  
  • 1223ABA Debts arising in respect of one-off payments to carers  
  • 1223ABAAA Debts arising in respect of economic security strategy payments  
  • 1223ABAAB Debts arising in respect of training and learning bonuses etc.  
  • 1223ABB Debts in respect of child disability assistance  
  • 1223ABC Debts in respect of carer supplement for 2009  
  • 1223ABD Debts in respect of carer supplement for 2010 and later years  
  • 1223ABE Debts in respect of relocation scholarship payments  
  • 1223ABF Debts in respect of student start-up loans  
  • 1223ABG Debts in respect of one-off energy assistance payments  
  • 1223ABH Debts in respect of 2019 one-off energy assistance payments  
  • 1223ABI Debts in respect of first 2020 economic support payments  
  • 1223ABJ Debts in respect of second 2020 economic support payments  
  • 1223ABK Debts in respect of additional economic support payment 2020  
  • 1223ABL Debts in respect of additional economic support payment 2021  
  • 1223ABM Debts in respect of 2022 cost of living payment  
  • 1224 Debts relating to clean energy advances  
  • 1224A Debts relating to essential medical equipment payments  
  • 1224AA Person other than payee obtaining payment of a cheque  
  • 1224AB Joint and several liability for persons involved in contravention of Act  
  • 1224B Education entry payment debt  
  • 1224C Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Acts debts  
  • 1224D Mobility allowance advance debts  
  • 1224E Debts arising from advance payments of social security entitlements  
  • 1224EA Debts arising from special employment advances of special employment advance qualifying entitlements  
  • 1227 Assurance of support debt  
  • 1227B Debts arising under Part 8 of theas in force before 1 July 1998  
  • 1228 Overpayments arising under other Acts and schemes  
  • 1228A Comparable foreign payment debt recovery  
  • 1228B Additional 10% penalty for understatement etc. of income  
  • 1229 Notices in respect of debt  
  • 1229A Interest charge--no repayment arrangement in effect  
  • 1229B Interest charge--failure to comply with or termination of repayment arrangement  
  • 1229C Other rules for interest charge  
  • 1229D What is the?  
  • 1229E Exemption from interest charge--general  
  • 1229F Exemption from interest charge--Secretary's determination  
  • 1229G Guidelines on interest charge provisions  
  • 1230 Debt from failure to comply with garnishee notice  
  • 1230A Debt from failure before 1 July 1991 to comply with garnishee notice under the 1947 Act  
  • 1230B Overseas application of provisions  
  • 1230C Methods of recovery of debt  

PART 5.3----METHODS OF RECOVERY

  • 1231AA Application of sections dealing with deductions  
  • 1231 Deductions from debtor's pension, benefit or allowance  
  • 1232 Legal proceedings  
  • 1233 Garnishee notice  
  • 1234 Arrangement for payment of debt  
  • 1234AA Recovery of amounts from financial institutions  
  • 1234A Deductions by consent from social security payment of person who is not a debtor  
  • 1234B No time limit on debt recovery action  

PART 5.4----NON-RECOVERY OF DEBTS

  • 1235 Meaning of  
  • 1236 Secretary may write off debt  
  • 1236A Application  
  • 1237 Power to waive Commonwealth's right to recover debt  
  • 1237A Waiver of debt arising from error  
  • 1237AA Waiver of debt relating to an offence  
  • 1237AAA Waiver of small debt  
  • 1237AAB Waiver in relation to settlements  
  • 1237AAC Waiver where debtor or debtor's partner would have been entitled to an allowance  
  • 1237AAD Waiver in special circumstances  
  • 1237AAE Extra rules for waiver of assurance of support debts  
  • 1237AB Secretary may waive debts of a particular class  

PART 5.5----DEPARTURE PROHIBITION ORDERS

DIVISION 1--Secretary may make departure prohibition orders
  • 1240 Secretary may make departure prohibition orders  
  • DIVISION 2--Departure from Australia of debtors prohibited
  • 1241 Departure from Australia of debtors prohibited  
  • DIVISION 3--Other rules for departure prohibition orders
  • 1242 Notification requirements for departure prohibition orders  
  • 1243 Operation of departure prohibition order  
  • 1244 Revocation and variation of departure prohibition orders  
  • 1245 Notification requirements for revocations and variations  
  • DIVISION 4--Departure authorisation certificates
  • 1246 Application for departure authorisation certificate  
  • 1247 When Secretary must issue departure authorisation certificate  
  • 1248 Security for person's return to Australia  
  • 1249 What departure authorisation certificate must authorise  
  • 1250 Notification requirements for departure authorisation certificates  
  • 1251 Notification requirements for substituted days  
  • DIVISION 5--Appeals and review in relation to departure prohibition orders and departure authorisation certificates
  • 1252 Appeals to courts against making of departure prohibition orders  
  • 1253 Jurisdiction of courts  
  • 1254 Orders of court on appeal  
  • 1255 Review of decisions  
  • DIVISION 6--Enforcement
  • 1256 Powers of officers of Customs and members of the Australian Federal Police  
  • 1257 Privilege against self-incrimination  
  • 1258 Production of authority to depart  
  • DIVISION 7--Interpretation
  • 1259 Interpretation--departure from Australia for foreign country  
  • 1260 Meaning of  
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CHAPTER 6--Modification of social security law

 

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