Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 No. 46, 1991 - SECT 14

14. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"physically present in a remote area" has the meaning given by subsection (2);

"remote area" means:

   (a)  those parts of Australia referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part I
        of Schedule 2 to the Income Tax Assessment Act; and

   (b)  the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and

   (c)  the Territory of Christmas Island.

(2) If:

   (a)  a person's usual place of residence is in the remote area; and

   (b)  the person is absent from the remote area for a period; the person is
        to be taken to be physically present in the remote area during:

   (c)  if the period does not exceed 8 weeks - the whole of that period; or

   (d)  if the period exceeds 8 weeks - the first 8 weeks of that period.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person in respect of a period during
which the person is outside Australia.