Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (NON-BUDGET MEASURES) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1995 No. 105, 1995 - SECT 5

5. After section 664H of the Principal Act the following sections are
inserted:

Carer pension recipients

"664HA.(1) A person is qualified for an employment entry payment under this
section if:

   (a)  the person's income from employment rises (including the case where a
        person commences employment); and

   (b)  immediately before the rise in the person's income from employment,
        the person was receiving a carer pension; and

   (c)  because of the rise in the person's income from employment, the
        person's income from employment exceeds the threshold amount; and

   (d)  the person's income from employment is, in the Secretary's opinion,
        likely to exceed the threshold amount for more than 4 weeks; and

   (e)  the person has not, within the last 12 months, received a payment
        under this Part.



"(2) If the Secretary is satisfied that:

   (a)  a person has entered an agreement under which the person is to be
        employed or the person's earnings are to be increased; and

   (b)  on the start of that employment or increase in earnings, the person
        would, but for receiving a payment under this subsection, be qualified
        for a payment under subsection (1); the following provisions have
        effect:

   (c)  subject to paragraph (d), the person is qualified for an employment
        entry payment, which is payable to the person at such time as the
        Secretary determines;

   (d)  the person is not qualified for the employment entry payment unless
        the Secretary is still satisfied as mentioned in paragraphs (a) and
        (b) at the time at which the payment is payable to the person.



"(3) The time determined under paragraph (2)(c) must not be more than 14 days
before the person is to commence the employment or the person's income from
the employment is to rise.



"(4) In this section:
'threshold amount' means the maximum amount of ordinary income that a person
receiving newstart allowance could earn, derive or receive without the
allowance ceasing to be payable, if the person:

   (a)  was not a member of a couple; and

   (b)  was not receiving rent assistance; and

   (c)  was not receiving remote area allowance; and

   (d)  had turned 21 but had not turned 60; and

   (e)  has no dependent children.

Amount of section 664HA payment

"664HB. The amount of an employment entry payment under section 664HA is
$100.00.".