Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 3) 1992 No. 230, 1992 - SECT 21

21. Section 1048 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following sections
are substituted: Mobility allowance advance

"1047A. (1) A person is qualified for a mobility allowance advance if:

   (a)  the person is receiving mobility allowance; and

   (b)  the person requests the advance; and

   (c)  the Secretary is satisfied that the person will continue to be
        qualified for mobility allowance for at least 26 weeks from the day on
        which the person receives the advance; and

   (d)  a mobility allowance advance has not been paid to the person in the 12
        months before the day on which the request is made.

"(2) For the purposes of subsection (1):

   (a)  a person's advance payday is the first allowance payday for which it
        is practicable to pay the advance and adjust the person's mobility
        allowance payments; and

   (b)  a person's advance payment period is the period of 6 months starting
        on the advance payday.

"(3) The amount of the advance is:
mobility allowance rate x 13 where:
'mobility allowance rate' is the rate of mobility allowance on the advance
payday. Payments to be paid to person or nominee

"1048.(1) Subject to subsection (3), a person's section 1046 instalments and
section 1047A advances are to be paid to that person.

"(2) The Secretary may direct that the whole or a part of a person's section
1046 instalments and section 1047A advances are to be paid to someone else on
behalf of the person.

"(3) If the Secretary makes a direction under subsection (2), the section 1046
instalments and section 1047A advances are to be paid in accordance with the
direction.".