Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 76

             (1)  If the Secretary makes a request under subsection 75(2) of a person who has made a claim for, or is receiving, a social security payment, the social security payment is not payable to the person unless, within 28 days after the request is made:

                     (a)  the person satisfies the request; or

                     (b)  the person satisfies subsection (2) or (3) of this section; or

                     (c)  the Secretary exempts the person from the need to satisfy the request.

          (1A)  If the Secretary makes a request under subsection 75(2) of a person who has made a claim for a seniors health card, the Secretary must not make a determination granting the claim unless, within 28 days after the request is made:

                     (a)  the person satisfies the request; or

                     (b)  the person satisfies subsection (2) or (3) of this section; or

                     (c)  the Secretary exempts the person from the need to satisfy the request.

          (1B)  If the Secretary makes a request under subsection 75(2) of a person who is the holder of a seniors health card, the Secretary is to determine that the card is to be cancelled unless, within 28 days after the request is made:

                     (a)  the person satisfies the request; or

                     (b)  the person satisfies subsection (2) or (3) of this section; or

                     (c)  the Secretary exempts the person from the need to satisfy the request.

             (2)  A person satisfies this subsection if:

                     (a)  the person has given the Secretary a TFN declaration; and

                     (b)  the declaration states that the person:

                              (i)  has a tax file number but does not know what it is; and

                             (ii)  has asked the Commissioner of Taxation to inform the person of the person's tax file number; and

                     (c)  the person has given the Secretary a document that authorises the Commissioner of Taxation to tell the Secretary:

                              (i)  whether the person has a tax file number; and

                             (ii)  if the person has a tax file number--that number; and

                     (d)  the Commissioner of Taxation has not told the Secretary that the person has no tax file number.

             (3)  A person satisfies this subsection if:

                     (a)  the person has given the Secretary a TFN declaration; and

                     (b)  the declaration states that an application by the person for a tax file number is pending; and

                     (c)  the person has given the Secretary a document that authorises the Commissioner of Taxation to tell the Secretary:

                              (i)  if a tax file number is issued to the person--that number; or

                             (ii)  if the application is refused--that the application has been refused; or

                            (iii)  if the application is withdrawn--that the application has been withdrawn; and

                     (d)  the Commissioner has not told the Secretary that the person has not applied for a tax file number, that an application by the person for a tax file number has been refused or that the person has withdrawn an application for a tax file number.