SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 40 Rejection of claim for failure to obtain foreign payment
SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 40
Rejection of claim for failure to obtain foreign payment(1) The Secretary may make a determination rejecting a claim for a social security payment if:
(a) the claimant has been given a notice under subsection 66(2); and
(b) the Secretary is not satisfied that the claimant has taken reasonable action to obtain a comparable foreign payment at the highest rate applicable to the claimant within the period specified in the notice.
(2) The Secretary may make a determination rejecting a claim for a social security payment if:
(a) the claimant has been given a notice under subsection 66(3); and
(b) the Secretary is not satisfied that the claimant's partner has taken reasonable action to obtain a comparable foreign payment at the highest rate applicable to the partner within the period specified in the notice.
Note: The powers of the Employment Secretary under this Division may be
delegated under section 234 (including to a person engaged by an
organisation that performs services for the Commonwealth).