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Social Security Act 1991
No. 46, 1991
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Administered by
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Department of Home Affairs
Department of Social Services
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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C2026C00013 C229
05 December 2025
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19 March 2026
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6 Volumes
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1
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 1.docx
577 KB
505 pages
Volume
2
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 2.docx
532 KB
531 pages
Volume
3
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 3.docx
978 KB
637 pages
Volume
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Social Security Act 1991 Volume 4.docx
582 KB
452 pages
Volume
5
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 5.docx
526 KB
345 pages
Volume
6
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 6.docx
390 KB
236 pages
PDF:
6 Volumes
Volume
1
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 1.pdf
2 MB
505 pages
Volume
2
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 2.pdf
2 MB
531 pages
Volume
3
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 3.pdf
2 MB
637 pages
Volume
4
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 4.pdf
2 MB
452 pages
Volume
5
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 5.pdf
2 MB
345 pages
Volume
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Social Security Act 1991 Volume 6.pdf
1 MB
236 pages
Replacement History
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Act
Published date:
09 January 2026
Replaced date:
05 June 2026
Replacement type:
Rectification
Reason:
To reinsert the text “two-thirds of rate B” before “rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards)” in subsection 1070Q(2) as the text was incorrectly removed during the compilation process.
Volume
1
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 1.docx
577 KB
505 pages
Volume
2
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 2.docx
532 KB
531 pages
Volume
3
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 3.docx
972 KB
637 pages
Volume
4
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 4.docx
582 KB
452 pages
Volume
5
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 5.docx
537 KB
345 pages
Volume
6
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 6.docx
390 KB
236 pages
Volume
1
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 1.pdf
2 MB
505 pages
Volume
2
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 2.pdf
2 MB
531 pages
Volume
3
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 3.pdf
2 MB
637 pages
Volume
4
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 4.pdf
2 MB
452 pages
Volume
5
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 5.pdf
923 KB
345 pages
Volume
6
Social Security Act 1991 Volume 6.pdf
656 KB
236 pages
Social Security Act 1991.epub
2 MB
2706 pages