Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY AND REPATRIATION (BUDGET MEASURES AND ASSETS TEST) ACT 1984 No. 93, 1984 - SECT 49

49. Section 83CA of the Principal Act is amended-

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



"(1) For the purposes of sections 83A and 83B, a reference to a prescribed
person shall be read as a reference to-

   (a)  in a case to which paragraph (b) does not apply-a person (other than a
        person who is permanently blind) whose annual rate of income is equal
        to or exceeds the prescribed rate of income applicable to the person;
        or

   (b)  in the case of a person whose annual rate of pension (including a
        service pension under the Repatriation Act 1920), benefit or allowance
        is determined under or by reference to paragraph 28 (2) (b), 32 (2)
        (b), 34 (2) (b) or 63 (2) (b)-a person the value of whose property
        exceeds the prescribed property value applicable to the person.";

   (b)  by inserting after sub-section (3) the following sub-section:



"(4) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the prescribed property value
applicable to a person is-

   (a)  in the case of an unmarried person to whom sub-paragraph 6AA (1) (a)
        (i) applies-$80,000;

   (b)  in the case of any other unmarried person-$130,000;

   (c)  in the case of a married person to whom sub-paragraph 6AA (1) (a) (ii)
        applies-$57,500; or

   (d)  in the case of any other married person-$82,500.";

   (c)  by omitting sub-section (5); and
(d) by omitting from sub-section (6) the definitions of "married person"
and "unmarried person".