Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 42N

             (1)  The Secretary may determine that a person commits a serious failure if:

                     (a)  the person is receiving a participation payment; and

                     (b)  the person refuses or fails to accept an offer of suitable employment.

Note:          A participation payment is not payable for 8 weeks for a serious failure (see section 42P).

             (2)  Despite subsection (1), the Secretary must not determine that a person commits a serious failure under that subsection if the person satisfies the Secretary that the person has a reasonable excuse for the failure.

Note:          The Secretary must take certain matters into account for the purposes of subsection (2) (see section 42U).