Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

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.