A NEW TAX SYSTEM (BONUSES FOR OLDER AUSTRALIANS) ACT 1999 - SECT 12 Qualification for components of bonus payment
A NEW TAX SYSTEM (BONUSES FOR OLDER AUSTRALIANS) ACT 1999 - SECT 12
Qualification for components of bonus paymentAged persons savings bonus component
- (1)
- A Family and Community Services customer is qualified for the aged persons savings bonus component of a bonus payment if:
- (a)
- he or she is aged 60 or more on 1 July 2000; and
- (b)
- he or she is an Australian resident on 1 July 2000; and
- (c)
- his or her annual retirement income is less than $30,000 and he or she has annual savings and investment income; and
Note: The customer's annual retirement income and annual savings and investment income are worked out based on 2 qualifying years or the customer's circumstances at the time his or her bonus entitlement is determined under this Part: see sections 5 and 6.
- (d)
- the amount of the component, worked out under subsection 16(2), is greater than nil.
Self-funded retirees supplementary bonus componentperson aged over 61 1 /2 (woman) or over 65 (man)
- (2)
- A Family and Community Services customer is qualified for the self-funded retirees supplementary bonus component of a bonus payment if:
- (a)
- on 1 July 2000, he is aged 65 or more or she is aged 61 1 /2 or more; and
- (b)
- he or she is an Australian resident on 1 July 2000; and
- (c)
- his or her annual retirement income is less than $30,000 and he or she has annual savings and investment income of more than $1,000; and
- (d)
- at least one of the following applies:
- (i)
- he or she did not receive a disqualifying payment at any time during the period from the start of 1 April 2000 until the end of 1 July 2000;
- (ii)
- he or she received a disqualifying payment during the period from the start of 1 April 2000 until the end of 30 June 2000, his or her partner died during that period and he or she is not receiving a disqualifying payment on 1 July 2000;
- (iii)
- he or she received a disqualifying payment during the period from the start of 1 April 2000 until the end of 1 July 2000 in a circumstance prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subparagraph; and
- (e)
- the amount of the self-funded retirees supplementary bonus component, worked out under subsection 16(3), is greater than nil.
- Note: The customer's annual retirement income and annual savings and investment income are worked out based on either of 2 qualifying years or the customer's circumstances at the time his or her bonus entitlement is determined under this Part: see sections 5 and 6.
Self-funded retirees supplementary bonus componentperson aged between 55 and 61 1 /2 (woman) or 65 (man)
- (3)
- A Family and Community Services customer is qualified for the self-funded retirees supplementary bonus component of a bonus payment if:
- (a)
- on 1 July 2000:
- (i)
- he or she is aged 55 or more; and
- (ii)
- he is aged under 65 or she is aged under 61 1 /2; and
- (b)
- he or she is an Australian resident on 1 July 2000; and
- (c)
- his or her annual retirement income is less than $30,000 and he or she has annual savings and investment income; and
- (d)
- his or her annual business and wages income does not exceed $1,000; and
- (e)
- he or she did not receive a disqualifying payment at any time during the year beginning on 1 July 1999; and
- (f)
- the amount of the self-funded retirees supplementary bonus component, worked out under whichever of subsections 16(3) and (4) applies, is greater than nil.
- Note 1: The customer's annual retirement income and annual savings and investment income are worked out based on either of 2 qualifying years or the customer's circumstances at the time his or her bonus entitlement is determined under this Part: see sections 5 and 6.
Note 2: The customer's annual business and wages income is worked out based on the customer's circumstances at the time his or her bonus entitlement is determined under this Part: see section 7.