Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 No. 46, 1991 - SECT 439

439. If:

   (a)  a person who is receiving a sheltered employment allowance is given a
        notice under section 435; and

   (b)  the notice requires the person to inform the Department of the
        occurrence of an event or change in circumstances within a specified
        period
(in this section called the "notification period"); and

   (c)  the event or change in circumstances occurs; and

   (d)  the person informs the Department of the occurrence of the event or
        change in circumstances within the notification period in accordance
        with the notice; and

   (e)  because of the occurrence of the event or change in circumstances:

   (i)  the person ceases to be qualified for the allowance; or

   (ii) the allowance would, but for this section, cease to be payable to the
        person; the allowance continues to be payable to the person until the
        end of the notification period and then ceases to be payable to the
        person. Note: if the person informs the Department, within the
        notification period, of an event or change in circumstances that
        reduces the rate of the person's allowance, there is no automatic rate
        reduction and a determination under section 444 must be made in order
        to bring the rate reduction into effect.