SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1061ZZGA What is an assurance of support?
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1061ZZGA
What is an assurance of support?"assurance of support" means an undertaking by a person under this Chapter that the person will pay the Commonwealth an amount equal to the amount of social security payments that are:
(a) received in respect of a period by another person who:
(i) is identified in the undertaking; and
(ii) becomes the holder under the Migration Act 1958 of a visa granted in connection with the undertaking (whether or not the person continues to hold the visa throughout the period); and
(b) specified in a determination in force under section 1061ZZGH when the payments are received.
Note: An assurance of support may relate to social security payments
received by 2 or more persons. See paragraph 23(b) of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .