Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 15

             (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"average male full-time weekly earnings" , in relation to employment undertaken during a calendar year, means the amount set out under the headings "males--full-time adults--average weekly ordinary time earnings" in the document entitled "Average Weekly Earnings, Australia, Preliminary" published by the Australian Statistician most recently before 1 January in that calendar year.

"qualified beneficiary" has the meaning given by subsection (2).

             (2)  A person is a qualified beneficiary for a period if one or a combination of the following has been payable to the person for that period:

                     (a)  a social security benefit;

                    (aa)  a youth training allowance;

                    (ab)  a job search allowance;

                     (b)  a sole parent pension;

                     (c)  a pension PP (single).

Note:          a person is required to be a qualified beneficiary under
section 603AA.