SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 123TH Priority needs
SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 123TH
Priority needs(1) For the purposes of this Part, a person's priority needs are as follows:
(b) non - alcoholic beverages;
(e) basic personal hygiene items;
(ii) home loan repayments; and
(h) household utilities, including:
(i) medical, nursing, dental or other health services; 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
(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;
(m) items required for the purposes of the person's employment, including:
(i) a uniform or other occupational clothing; and
(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:
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 .