Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 123TH

             (1)  For the purposes of this Part, a person's priority needs are as follows:

                     (a)  food;

                     (b)  non‑alcoholic beverages;

                     (c)  clothing;

                     (d)  footwear;

                     (e)  basic personal hygiene items;

                      (f)  basic household items;

                     (g)  housing, including:

                              (i)  rent; and

                             (ii)  home loan repayments; and

                            (iii)  repairs; and

                            (iv)  maintenance;

                     (h)  household utilities, including:

                              (i)  electricity; and

                             (ii)  gas; and

                            (iii)  water; and

                            (iv)  sewerage; and

                             (v)  garbage collection; and

                            (vi)  fixed‑line telephone;

                      (i)  rates and land tax;

                      (j)  health, including:

                              (i)  medical, nursing, dental or other health services; and

                             (ii)  pharmacy items; and

                            (iii)  the supply, alteration or repair of artificial teeth; and

                            (iv)  the supply, alteration or repair of an artificial limb (or part of a limb), artificial eye or hearing aid; and

                             (v)  the supply, alteration or repair of a medical or surgical appliance; and

                            (vi)  the testing of eyes; and

                           (vii)  the prescribing of spectacles or contact lenses; and

                           (viii)  the supply of spectacles or contact lenses; and

                            (ix)  the management of a disability;

                     (k)  child care and development;

                      (l)  education and training;

                    (m)  items required for the purposes of the person's employment, including:

                              (i)  a uniform or other occupational clothing; and

                             (ii)  protective footwear; and

                            (iii)  tools of trade;

                     (n)  funerals;

                     (o)  public transport services, where the services are used wholly or partly for purposes in connection with any of the above needs;

                     (p)  the acquisition, repair, maintenance or operation of:

                              (i)  a motor vehicle; or

                             (ii)  a motor cycle; or

                            (iii)  a bicycle;

                            that is used wholly or partly for purposes in connection with any of the above needs;

                     (q)  any thing specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph.

             (2)  For the purposes of this Part, excluded goods or excluded services are not priority needs .