SOCIAL SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 1978 No. 128, 1978 - SECT 45 Rate of unemployment and sickness benefit

SOCIAL SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 1978 No. 128, 1978 - SECT 45

45. (1) Section 112 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following
        sub-section:

''(1) Subject to this Part, the rate of an unemployment benefit or a sickness
benefit is-

   (a)  where the beneficiary is an unmarried person who has not attained the
        age of 18 years-$36 per week;

   (b)  where the benefit is an unemployment benefit and the beneficiary is a
        person who has attained the age of 18 years and has no
        dependants-$51.45 per week;

   (c)  where-

        (i)    the benefit is an unemployment benefit and the beneficiary is
               an unmarried person who has attained the age of 18 years and
               has a dependant or dependants; or

        (ii)   the benefit is a sickness benefit and the beneficiary is an
               unmarried person who has attained the age of 18 years,

$53.20 per week; or

   (d)  in any other case-$44.35 per week.'';

   (b)  by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (2) '' paragraph (c) ''
        and substituting '' paragraph (d) '';

   (c)  by omitting from paragraph (b) of that sub-section '' paragraph (c) ''
        and substituting '' paragraph (d) '';

   (d)  by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (4) '' paragraph (b) ''
        and substituting '' paragraph (c) ''; and

   (e)  by omitting from paragraph (d) of sub-section (4A) '' paragraph (c) ''
        and substituting '' paragraph (d) ''.

(2) The amendments made by sub-section (1) have effect in relation to every
instalment of an unemployment or sickness benefit that falls due on or after
the date of commencement of this section.