Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT (No. 3) 1976 No. 111, 1976 - SECT 13

13. Section 45 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting sub-sections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) and substituting
        the following sub-sections:-

''(1) Where the average weekly rate of the income, other than pension,
received in any period of 8 consecutive weeks by a pensioner who-

   (a)  is not married, or is married but is living apart from his spouse;

   (b)  is not a person to whom sub-section (2AA) of section 28 applies; and

   (c)  is not a person in receipt of an allowance under section 30A,

is higher than $20 per week and is higher than the average weekly rate of the
income last specified by him in a claim, statement or notification under this
Part, the pensioner shall, within 14 days after the expiration of that period,
notify a Director of the amount of the income received by him in that period.

''(2) Where, in any period of 8 consecutive weeks, the average weekly rate of
the sum of-

   (a)  the income, other than pension, received by a pensioner who-

        (i)    is married and is not living apart from his spouse;

        (ii)   is not a person to whom sub-section (2AA) of section 28
               applies; and

        (iii)  is not a person in receipt of an allowance under section 30A;
               and

   (b)  the income, other than pension, received by his spouse,

is higher than $34.50 per week and is higher than the average weekly rate of
the sum of the income of the pensioner and the income of his spouse last
specified by him in a claim, statement or notification under this Part, the
pensioner shall, within 14 days after the expiration of that period, notify a
Director of the amount of the income received by him, and the amount of the
income received by his spouse, in that period.'';

   (b)  by omitting paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of sub-section (6) and
        substituting the following word and paragraph:-

''or (f) a pensioner becoming an inmate of a benevolent home,''; and

   (c)  by omitting from sub-section (7) '', (d), (f) and (h)'' and
        substituting ''and (d)''.