Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1992 No. 81, 1992 - SECT 11

11. Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting "and (4AA)" from the definition of "receive" in subsection (1)
and substituting ", (4AA) and (4AB)";

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

" 'long-term social security recipient', as at a particular time, means:

   (a)  a person who, at that time, has had social security recipient status
        continuously for the previous 52 weeks; or

   (b)  a person:

        (i)    who has not, at that time, had social security recipient status
               continuously for the previous 52 weeks; and

        (ii)   who had social security recipient status at the beginning of
               the previous 52 weeks; and

        (iii)  who did not lose social security recipient status for more than
               6 weeks of the previous 52 weeks; Note: for 'social security
               recipient status' see subsection 23(1).
'social security recipient status', for the purposes of the definition of
'long-term social security recipient' means status as:

   (a)  a recipient of a social security pension, a social security benefit or
        a service pension; or

   (b)  a benefit increase partner;";

   (c)  by inserting after subsection (4AA) the following subsection:

"(4AB) For the purposes of this Act, a person who is receiving a payment under
section 592C, 660R, 728X or 771C is taken to be receiving a job search
allowance, newstart allowance, sickness allowance or special benefit, as the
case may be.".