SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 42R Determining that participation payments payable

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 42R

  (1)   The Secretary may determine that, despite a person's serious failure period, a participation payment is payable to the person during the period mentioned in subsection   (2) if the person informs the Secretary that the person intends to comply with a serious failure requirement imposed on the person.

  (2)   The participation payment is payable during the period that:

  (a)   begins on the day that the person informs the Secretary; and

  (b)   ends on:

  (i)   the day before the person begins to comply with the serious failure requirement; or

  (ii)   if the person does not begin to comply with the serious failure requirement on the day the person is required to begin--the day before that day.

  (3)   If a period ends under subparagraph   (2)(b)(ii), the period (the payability period ) mentioned in subsection   (2) does not count towards the 8 weeks of the person's serious failure period.