Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 No. 46, 1991 - SECT 669

669. (1) A sickness benefit is not payable to a person for a period during
which the person is qualified for sickness benefit (see section 666) if during
that period:

   (a)  the person has not provided a tax file number (see section 670); or

   (b)  the value of the person's assets exceeds the person's assets value
        limit (see sections 671 and 672); or

   (c)  the person was receiving job search allowance when the person became
        qualified for sickness benefit (see section 673); or

   (d)  the person is a full-time student (see section 674); or

   (e)  another income support payment is being paid to the person (see
        section 675); or

   (f)  the sickness benefit has not commenced to be payable (see sections 677
        and 702); or

   (g)  the person is subject to an unused annual leave waiting period and has
        not served that waiting period (see sections 679 to 681); or

   (h)  the person is subject to an ordinary waiting period and has not served
        that waiting period (see sections 682 and 683); or

   (j)  the person is subject to an education leavers waiting period and that
        period had not ended (see sections 684 and 685); or

   (k)  the person fails to comply with a requirement that the person:

   (i)  attend a medical examination; or

   (ii) receive treatment; or

   (iii) undertake a training course; or

   (iv) do suitable work; as required by section 686; or

   (m)  the person is in gaol (see Part 3.13); or

   (n)  the person is subject to a compensation preclusion period (see Part
        3.14).

(2) A sickness benefit is not payable to a person if the person's sickness
benefit rate would be nil.