Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 No. 46, 1991 - SECT 619

619. (1) If a person refuses or fails, without sufficient reason, to comply
with a requirement made of the person under section 644, 645 or 1304, a job
search allowance is not payable to the person for the deferment period.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the deferment period is (3) If:

   (a)  subsection (1) applies to a person at a particular time; and

   (b)  on one occasion only within the period of 2 years before that time a
        JSA automatic deferment provision applied to the person; the deferment
        period is 6 weeks.
Note: for "JSA automatic deferment provision" see subsection 23 (1).

(4) If:

   (a)  subsection (1) applies to the person at a particular time; and

   (b)  a JSA automatic deferment provision or provisions applied to the
        person on 2 or more occasions within the period of 2 years before that
        time; the deferment period is 6 weeks plus 6 weeks for each occasion
        referred to in paragraph (b) after the first.
Note: for "JSA automatic deferment provision" see subsection 23 (1).

(5) The Secretary may determine in writing the day on which the deferment
period commences and that day may be before the day of the determination.