Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1983 No. 69, 1983 - SECT 9

9. (1) Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraphs (a)
and (b) of the definition of ''income''.

(2) Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended-

         (a)  by omitting paragraph (c) of the definition of ''income'' and
substituting the following paragraphs:

''(c) the value of emergency relief or like assistance;

   (ca) the value of any assistance provided by an eligible organization
        within the meaning of the Homeless Persons Assistance Act 1974, being
        assistance by way of the provision of accommodation or meals or of a
        ticket, voucher or token that may be exchanged for accommodation or
        meals;

   (cb) a payment under the Handicapped Persons Assistance Act 1974;

   (cc) insurance or compensation payments made by reason of the loss of, or
        damage to, buildings, plant or personal effects;

   (cd) moneys from the investment of payments of the kind referred to in
        paragraph (cc), being an investment for a period not exceeding 12
        months or such longer period as the Director-General, for any special
        reason in any particular case, allows;

   (ce) a payment of domiciliary nursing care benefit under Part VB of the
National Health Act 1953;

   (cf) a payment under a law of the Commonwealth, being a law having an
        object of assisting persons to purchase or build their own homes;'';

         (b)  by inserting ''IIA, IVAAA,'' before ''VI'' in paragraph (e) of
the definition of ''income'';

   (c)  by omitting ''the scheme known as the National Employment and Training
        System'' from paragraph (ea) of the definition of ''income'' and
        substituting ''a program included in the programs known as the Labour
        Force Programs''; and

   (d)  by omitting the definition of ''Registrar''.

(3) The amendment made by sub-section (1) applies, insofar as it affects
instalments of pension, benefit or allowance under Part III, IV, IVAAA, VIIA
or VIII of the Social Security Act 1947, in relation to each instalment of
pension, benefit or allowance that falls due on or after 1 November 1983.