Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 135, 1988 - SECT 16

16. (1) Section 120 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting "$15" from paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of

"entitlement period" in subsection (1) and substituting "the threshold
amount";
(b) by omitting "or" from paragraph (c) of the definition of "qualified
person" in subsection (1);
(c) by inserting after paragraph (d) of the definition of "qualified person"
in subsection (1) the following word and paragraph:

"or (e) is in detention.";

   (d)  by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions:

" 'detention' means detention in a prison, gaol, lock-up or other place of
lawful detention;
'relevant child', in relation to a person, means a child in respect of whom
the rate of benefit applicable to the person is increased by a sum under
subsection 118 (11);
'threshold amount' means $20.";

   (e)  by omitting from paragraph (4) (c) "and" (last occurring);

   (f)  by inserting after paragraph (4) (d) the following word and paragraph:

"and (e) the person is not an ineligible property owner;";

   (g)  by omitting from paragraph (5) (a) "rent paid, or payable, by the
        person exceeds $15" and substituting "rent, other than Government
        rent, paid or payable by the person exceeds the threshold amount";

   (h)  by omitting paragraph (6) (b) and substituting the following
        paragraph:

"(b) in relation to whom there is a relevant child;";

   (j)  by adding at the end of subsection (6) the following word and
        paragraph:

"and (d) who is not an ineligible property owner.";

   (k)  by omitting from paragraph (7) (a) "rent paid or payable by the person
        exceeds $15" and substituting "rent, other than Government rent, paid
        or payable by the person exceeds the threshold amount";

   (m)  by omitting from paragraph (7) (b) "$15" and substituting "$20".
        Commencement: 13 June 1989

(2) Section 120 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (5)
(b) "$10" and substituting "$15". Commencement: 13 December 1989

(3) Section 120 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

" 'maximum amount', in relation to a person, means:

   (a)  if there are 3 or more relevant children in relation to the
        person-$30; and

   (b)  if there are only one or 2 relevant children in relation to the
        person-$25;";

   (b)  by omitting from paragraph (5) (b) "$15" and substituting "$20";

   (c)  by omitting from paragraph (7) (b) "$20" and substituting "the maximum
        amount in relation to the person".
Commencement: 13 June 1990