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Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
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C2015C00335
01 July 2015
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16 September 2015
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
2A Application of the Criminal Code
3 Interpretation
4 Social security law
5 Manner of giving notice
6 Effect of certain determinations
6A Secretary may arrange for use of computer programs to make decisions
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Part 2—General administration of social security law
7 General administration of social security law
8 Principles of administration
10 Agreement on administrative arrangements
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Part 3—Provision of benefits
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Division 1—Claim for social security payment or concession card
Subdivision A—Need for claim
11 General rule
Subdivision B—Cases where claim not necessary
12 Deemed claim in certain cases
12A One off payment to the aged
12AAA One off payments to older Australians
12AA One off payments to carers
12AB Economic security strategy payment and training and learning bonus
12B Language, literacy and numeracy supplement
12C Utilities allowance
12D Energy supplement
12DA Quarterly pension supplement
12DB Quarterly energy supplement
12E Child disability assistance
12F Carer allowance
12G Carer supplement
12H Student start up scholarship payment and relocation scholarship payment
12J Voluntary income management incentive payment
12K Clean energy advance
12L Income support bonus
13 Deemed claim—person contacting Department about a claim for a social security payment
14 Deemed claim—person contacting Department about a claim for a concession card
15 Deemed claim—incorrect or inappropriate claims
15A Deemed claim—certain claims for carer allowance
Subdivision C—Manner of making a claim
16 How to make a claim
17 Special requirements regarding claims for pension bonus
18 Additional provisions regarding claim for special employment advance
19 Special requirements regarding claims for essential medical equipment payment
Subdivision E—Time limits for claims for pension bonus
20 Interpretation
21 General rule
22 Last bonus period a full year period
23 Last bonus period a part year period
24 Claim by exempt partnered person
25 Claim where membership has become non accruing
26 Claim where person has post 75 work period
Subdivision EA—Time limits for claims for pension bonus bereavement payment
26A General rule
26B Extension
Subdivision F—Time limit for claims for fares allowance
27 Time limit for claim
Subdivision FAA—Time limit for claims for Disaster Recovery Allowance
27AA Time limit for claims for Disaster Recovery Allowance
Subdivision FA—Time limit for claims for AGDRP
27A Time limit for claim
Subdivision FB—Time limit for claims for AVTOP
27B Time limit for claims for AVTOP
Subdivision FC—Time limit for claims for low income supplement
27C Time limit for claim
Subdivision FD—Time limits for claims for job commitment bonus
27D Time limit for claim
Subdivision G—Age requirement for certain claims
28 Claims for disability support pension
Subdivision H—Residence requirements for claimants
29 General rule
30 Residence requirements for claimants for special benefit
30A Exclusion from section 29 residence requirement of crisis payment claimants holding certain visas
31 Exclusion of certain claims from requirements of section 29
31A Exclusion of certain claims by special category visa holders from section 29 residence requirement
32 Claims for sickness allowance
Subdivision I—Withdrawal of claim
33 Right to withdraw
34 Manner of withdrawal
Subdivision J—Special provision for certain claims
35 Claims by persons in gaol etc.
35A Claims for advance pharmaceutical allowance
35B Secondary victim claims for AVTOP
Division 2—Determination of claim
36 Obligation of Secretary to determine claim
37 Grant of claim
37AA Grant of claim—schooling requirements
37A Duration of certain health care cards
38 Refusal of claim for special employment advance
39 Deemed refusal of claim
40 Rejection of claim for failure to obtain foreign payment
Division 3—Commencement of social security payment
41 Commencement
42 Start day
Division 3A—Compliance with obligations in relation to participation payments
Subdivision A—Object of this Division
42A Simplified outline
42B Object of this Division
Subdivision B—No show no pay failures
42C No show no pay failures
42D Deducting the penalty amount
Subdivision C—Connection and reconnection failures
42E Connection failures
42F Requiring a person to apply for job vacancies
42G Reconnection requirements
42H Reconnection failures
42J Further reconnection requirements
42K Notification requirements
42L Deduction of penalty amount
Subdivision D—Serious failures
42M Serious failure for persistent non compliance
42N Serious failure for refusing or failing to accept an offer of suitable employment
42NA Comprehensive compliance assessment
42NC Determination about serious failure requirements and severe financial hardship
42P Consequences of serious failure
42Q Ending serious failure periods
42R Determining that participation payments payable
Subdivision E—Unemployment resulting from a voluntary act or misconduct
42S Unemployment resulting from a voluntary act or misconduct
Subdivision EA—Immediate non payment of participation payments for certain failures
42SA Immediate non payment of participation payments for certain failures
Subdivision EB—Failures by certain recipients of parenting payments
42SB Suspension of payments for certain failures
Subdivision EC—Non attendance failures
42SC Non attendance failures
42SD Deduction of penalty amount
Subdivision F—General provisions
42T Legislative instrument determining method for working out penalty amount
42U Legislative instruments relating to reasonable excuse
42UA Prior notification of excuse
42V Deduction from any participation payment
42W Penalty amount not a debt
42X Payability
42Y Day of determination
42YA Relationship between Subdivisions of this Division
42Z Relationship with section 80
Division 4—Payment of social security payment
43 Payment by instalments
44 Payment of instalments to person or nominee
45 Payment of youth allowance—person under 18 and not independent
46 Payment of special employment advance
46A Payment of AGDRP
46B Payment of AVTOP
47 Payment of lump sum benefits
47A Payment of one off payment to the aged
47AA Payment of one off payments to older Australians
47AB Payment of carer supplement
47B Payment of one off payments to carers
47BA Payment of job commitment bonus
47C Payment of economic security strategy payments and training and learning bonuses
47CA Payment of activity supplement or farm financial assessment supplement
47D Payment of clean energy advance
47DAA Payment of low income supplement or essential medical equipment payment
47DAB Payment of income support bonus
47DA Student start up scholarship payments and relocation scholarship payments
48 Payment of telephone allowance
48A Payment of utilities allowance
48B Payment of energy supplement
48C Payment of quarterly pension supplement
48D Payment of quarterly energy supplement
49 Timing of payment of fares allowance
50 To whom fares allowance is to be paid
50A Payment of child disability assistance
51 Advance in case of severe financial hardship
52 Payment of certain amounts outside Australia
53 Payment of instalments where pension received under other legislation
54 Rounding off instalments of social security payments
55 Payment into bank account etc.
56 Youth allowance—failure to nominate parent
57 Change of particular payday
58 Payment of social security payment, other than pension bonus and pension bonus bereavement payment, after death
59 Payment of pension bonus or pension bonus bereavement payment after death
Division 5—Protection of social security payments
60 Protection of social security payment
61 Deduction at request of recipient
62 Effect of garnishee or attachment order
Division 6—Requirement to provide information, undergo medical examination etc.
Subdivision A—General
63 Requirement to attend Department etc.
64 Effect of failing to comply with requirement to attend Department etc.
65 Medical certificate in support of claim for sickness allowance
66 Notice to obtain foreign payment
Subdivision B—Requirement to give information about change of circumstances etc.
66A General requirement to inform of a change of circumstances etc.
67 Person who has made a claim
68 Person receiving social security payment or holding concession card
69 Person who has received a social security payment or who has held a concession card
70 Care receiver in respect of whom carer payment being made
70A Person who is subject to the income management regime etc.
72 Provisions relating to notice
73 Application of provisions
74 Offence—failure to comply with notice
Subdivision C—Provision of tax file numbers
75 Secretary’s power to request tax file numbers
76 Effect of failure by person to satisfy request for person’s tax file number
77 Effect of failure by person to satisfy request for partner’s or related person’s tax file number
Division 7—Various determinations
Subdivision A—Provisions relating to social security payments
78A When this Subdivision does not apply
78 Rate increase determination
79 Rate reduction determination
80 Cancellation or suspension determination
81 Cancellation or suspension for non compliance with certain notices
81A Rate reduction determination for non compliance with notice relating to rent assistance
82 Cancellation or suspension for failure to take action to obtain foreign payment
83 Changes to payments by computer
84 Automatic transfer by computer
85 Resumption of payment after cancellation or suspension
85A Rate increase determination following rate reduction for non compliance with notice relating to rent assistance
Subdivision B—Provisions relating to concession cards
86 Cancellation—person not qualified
87 Cancellation—non compliance with certain notices
88 Changes to qualification by computer
89 Resumption of qualification
Division 8—Automatic cancellations and variations
Subdivision A—Social security payments
90A When this Subdivision does not apply
90 Automatic cancellation—transfer to new payment type
91 Automatic cancellation of parenting payment on transfer to new payment type—member of couple
93 Automatic cancellation—recipient complying with subsection 68(2) notice
94 Automatic cancellation—recipient not complying with subsection 68(2) notice
95 Automatic cancellation—failure to provide statement under subsection 68(2)
95A Automatic cancellation of carer payment for non compliance with section 70 notice
95B Automatic suspension or cancellation—carer allowance
96 Disability support pension—suspension instead of cancellation under section 93
97 Disability support pension—suspension taken to have been under section 96
97A Disability support pension—suspension instead of cancellation under section 94 (person obtains work)
97B Disability support pension—suspension instead of cancellation under section 94 (person’s income)
98 Automatic rate reduction—partner starting to receive pension or benefit
99 Automatic rate reduction—recipient complying with subsection 68(2) notice
100 Automatic rate reduction—recipient not complying with subsection 68(2) notice
101 Automatic rate reduction—receipt of pension by person receiving parenting payment
103 Changes to payments by computer following automatic cancellation or reduction
Subdivision B—Concession cards
104 Automatic cancellation—holder complying with subsection 68(4) notice
105 Automatic cancellation—holder not complying with subsection 68(4) notice
106 Changes by computer following automatic cancellation
106A Automatic cancellation on cessation of qualification
Subdivision C—Additional provision for certain pensioner concession cards and automatic issue health care cards
106B Automatic cancellation
Division 9—Date of effect of determinations
Subdivision A—Determinations relating to claims
107 General rule
Subdivision B—Determinations under section 78, 81A, 85 or 85A
108 Definition
109 Date of effect of favourable determination resulting from review
110 Date of effect of favourable determination
110A Date of effect of favourable determinations resuming payment after suspensions relating to non compliance
111 Date of effect of section 78 determination resulting from indexation or adjustment
114 Date of effect of other favourable determinations
Subdivision C—Determinations under section 89
115 Definition
116 Date of effect of favourable determination resulting from review—concession cards
Subdivision D—Date of effect of adverse determinations relating to social security payments
117 Definition
118 Date of effect of adverse determinations—general rules
120 Additional rules in the case of carer payment
Subdivision E—Date of effect of adverse determinations relating to concession cards
121 Definition
122 Date of effect of adverse determinations
Division 10—Continuing effect of determinations
123 Continuing effect of determinations
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Part 3A—Nominees
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Division 1—Preliminary
123A Definitions
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Division 2—Appointment of nominees
123B Appointment of payment nominee
123C Appointment of correspondence nominee
123D Provisions relating to appointments
123E Suspension and revocation of nominee appointments
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Division 3—Payments to payment nominee
123F Payment of instalments etc. to payment nominee
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Division 4—Functions and responsibilities of nominees
123G Definition
123H Actions of correspondence nominee on behalf of benefit recipient
123I Giving of notices to correspondence nominee
123J Compliance by correspondence nominee
123K Notification by nominee of matters affecting ability to act as nominee
123L Statement by payment nominee regarding disposal of money
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Division 5—Other matters
123M Protection of principal against liability for actions of nominee
123N Protection of nominee against criminal liability
123O Duty of nominee to principal
123P Saving of Secretary’s powers of revocation
123Q Saving of Secretary’s powers to give notices to principal
123R Notification of nominee where notice given to principal
123S Right of nominee to attend with principal
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Part 3B—Income management regime
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Division 1—Introduction
123TA Simplified outline
123TB Objects
123TC Definitions
123TF Declared child protection State or Territory
123TG Declared primary school area and declared secondary school area
123TGAA Recognised State/Territory authority
123TGAB Recognised State or Territory
123TGA Declared voluntary income management area
123TH Priority needs
123TI Excluded goods and excluded services
123TJ Pornographic material
123TK Eligible recipient
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Division 2—Persons subject to the income management regime
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Subdivision A—Situations in which a person is subject to the income management regime
123UA Persons subject to the income management regime
123UC Persons subject to the income management regime—child protection
123UCA Persons subject to the income management regime—vulnerable welfare payment recipients
123UCB Persons subject to the income management regime—disengaged youth
123UCC Persons subject to the income management regime—long term welfare payment recipients
123UD Persons subject to the income management regime—school enrolment
123UE Persons subject to the income management regime—school attendance
123UF Persons subject to the income management regime—Queensland Commission
123UFAA Persons subject to the income management regime—other State/Territory referrals
123UFA Persons subject to the income management regime—voluntary income management agreement
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Subdivision BA—Additional provisions relating to vulnerable welfare payment recipients
123UGA Vulnerable welfare payment recipients
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Subdivision BB—Additional provisions relating to disengaged youth and long term welfare payment recipients
123UGB Exempt welfare payment recipient—inclusion in specified class
123UGC Exempt welfare payment recipient—persons without dependent children
123UGD Exempt welfare payment recipient—persons with dependent children
123UGE Child can be dependent child of only one person at a time
123UGF Full time student
123UGG School age child
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Subdivision C—Additional provisions relating to school enrolment and attendance
123UH Eligible care child
123UI Applicable school period
123UJ Eligible care period
123UK Unsatisfactory school attendance situation
123UL Formal warning—unsatisfactory school attendance situation
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Subdivision D—Voluntary income management agreements
123UM Voluntary income management agreement
123UN Duration of voluntary income management agreement
123UO Termination of voluntary income management agreement
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Division 3—Establishment of the Income Management Record
123VA Establishment of the Income Management Record
123VC Bank account
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Division 4—Income management accounts
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Subdivision A—Income management accounts
123WA Income management accounts
123WB Opening of income management accounts
123WC Closing of income management accounts
123WD Income management accounts may have a nil balance
123WE One income management account per person
123WF Credits to, and debits from, a person’s income management account
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Subdivision B—Account statements
123WG Internet and telephone access to account statements etc.
123WH Person may request account statements
123WI Account statements to be given
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Subdivision C—Miscellaneous
123WJ Payment of credit balances of income management accounts—person ceases to be subject to the income management regime
123WJA Ceasing payment of credit balances of income management accounts—person becomes subject to the income management regime again
123WK Payment into bank account etc. of credit balances of income management accounts—person ceases to be subject to the income management regime
123WL Payment of credit balances of income management accounts—person dies
123WM Payment into bank account etc. of credit balances of income management accounts—person dies
123WN Crediting of amounts to income management accounts—Ministerial rules
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Division 5—Deductions from welfare payments
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Subdivision B—Child protection
123XI Deductions from category I welfare payments—instalments
123XJ Deductions from category I welfare payments—lump sums
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Subdivision BA—Vulnerable welfare payment recipients
123XJA Deductions from category I welfare payments—instalments
123XJB Deductions from category I welfare payments—lump sums
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Subdivision BB—Disengaged youth and long term welfare payment recipients
123XJC Deductions from category I welfare payments—instalments
123XJD Deductions from category I welfare payments—lump sums
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Subdivision C—School enrolment and attendance
123XK Deductions from category I welfare payments—instalments
123XL Deductions from category I welfare payments—lump sums
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Subdivision D—Queensland Commission
123XM Deductions from category Q welfare payments—instalments
123XN Deductions from category Q welfare payments—lump sums
123XO Deductions from category S welfare payments—instalments
123XP Deductions from category S welfare payments—lump sums
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Subdivision DAA—Other State/Territory referrals
123XPAA Deductions from category I welfare payments—instalments
123XPAB Deductions from category I welfare payments—lump sums
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Subdivision DA—Voluntary income management agreements
123XPA Deductions from category I welfare payments—instalments
123XPB Deductions from category I welfare payments—lump sums
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Subdivision DB—Economic security strategy payments and household stimulus payments
123XPC Deductions from economic security strategy payments
123XPD Deductions from household stimulus payments
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Subdivision DC—Student start up scholarship payments and relocation scholarship payments
123XPF Deductions from student start up scholarship payments
123XPG Deductions from relocation scholarship payments
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Subdivision DD—Voluntary income management incentive payments and matched savings scheme (income management) payments
123XPH Deductions from voluntary income management incentive payments
123XPI Deductions from matched savings scheme (income management) payments
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Subdivision DE—Clean energy income managed payments
123XPJ Deductions from clean energy income managed payments
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Subdivision DF—ETR income managed payments
123XPK Deductions from ETR income managed payments
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Subdivision DG—Schoolkids bonus payments
123XPL Deductions from schoolkids bonus payments
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Subdivision E—Deducted amount taken to have been paid
123XQ Deducted amount taken to have been paid
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Division 6—Debits from income management accounts
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Subdivision A—General
123YA Priority needs—application of income management account
123YB Secretary must have regard to the best interests of children
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Subdivision B—Restricted debits
123YC Vouchers—general
123YD Vouchers—Part 3B payment nominee
123YE Stored value cards—general
123YF Stored value cards—Part 3B payment nominee
123YG Expense payment—general
123YH Expense payment—Part 3B payment nominee
123YI Crediting of account—general
123YJ Crediting of account—Part 3B payment nominee
123YK Transfers to accounts—general
123YL Transfers to accounts—Part 3B payment nominee
123YM Restricted direct payment—general
123YN Restricted direct payment—Part 3B payment nominee
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Subdivision C—Unrestricted debits
123YO Unrestricted direct payment—general
123YP Unrestricted direct payment—Part 3B payment nominee
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Subdivision D—Miscellaneous action
123YQ Miscellaneous action
123YR Credit of income management account in error
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Division 7—Information
123ZB Information gathering powers—school enrolment and attendance
123ZC Child protection—notice of cancellation of category H welfare payments
123ZD Queensland Commission—notice of cancellation of welfare payments
123ZDA Other State/Territory referrals—notice of cancellation of category H welfare payments
123ZE Disclosure of information to the Secretary—child protection
123ZEA Disclosure of information to the Secretary—Queensland Commission
123ZEAA Disclosure of information to the Secretary—other State/Territory referrals
123ZEB Disclosure of information to the Secretary—school enrolment and attendance
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Division 8—Debt recovery etc.
123ZF Person other than payee obtaining payment of a cheque
123ZG Misuse of vouchers and stored value cards
123ZH Repayment of money credited to an account
123ZI Breach of condition relating to crediting of account
123ZIA Balance of income management account falls below value of action taken under Division 6
123ZJ Value of action taken under Division 6 exceeds credit balance of income management account
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Division 9—Miscellaneous
123ZK Secretary must comply with certain directions given by the Queensland Commission
123ZL Surrender of unused vouchers and unused stored value cards
123ZM Vouchers
123ZN Appropriation
123ZNA Recording of amounts in accounts and records
123ZO This Part has effect despite other provisions etc.
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Part 3C—Schooling requirements
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Division 1—General
124 Scope
124A Enrolment and attendance at school
124B Schooling requirement child
124C Schooling requirement determination
124D Schooling requirement payments
124E Application to payments under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act
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Division 2—School enrolment
124F School enrolment—enrolment notices
124G School enrolment—condition of schooling requirement payments
124H School enrolment—suspension or cancellation for non compliance with enrolment notice
124J School enrolment—when payments become payable after suspension
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Division 3—School attendance notices
124K School attendance—attendance notices
124L School attendance—condition of schooling requirement payments
124M School attendance—suspension or cancellation for non compliance with attendance notice
124N School attendance—when payments become payable after suspension
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Division 3A—School attendance plans
124NA When this Division applies
124NB Conference notices
124NC School attendance plans
124ND Compliance notices
124NE School attendance—condition of schooling requirement payments
124NF School attendance—suspension or cancellation for non compliance with compliance notice
124NG School attendance—when payments become payable after suspension
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Division 4—Information about schooling
124P Schooling requirements—information about schooling
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Division 5—General provisions
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124PA Relationship between Divisions of this Part
Part 4—Internal review of decisions
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Division 1—Effect of Part
124Q Application of Part to decisions under repealed laws
125 Decisions by officers under instruments
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Division 2—Internal review
126 Review of decisions by Secretary
127 Decisions that are not reviewable by the Secretary
128 Notice to AAT Registrar
129 Application for review
130 Withdrawal of application
131 Secretary may continue payment pending outcome of application for review
132 Guidelines for exercise of Secretary’s power to continue payment
135 Review of decisions following application under section 129
136 Notice of decision on review
137 Certain decisions not to be revived
138 Notification of further rights of review
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Part 4A—Review by the AAT
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Division 1—Preliminary
139 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—AAT first review
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Subdivision A—Preliminary
140 Application of Division
140A Definitions of employment pathway plan decision and section 525B decision
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Subdivision B—AAT first review: applications
142 Reviewable decisions
142A Person who made the decision
143 Application requirement—employment pathway plan decisions
144 Non reviewable decisions
145 Secretary may continue payment pending outcome of application for review
146 Guidelines for exercise of Secretary’s power to continue payment
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Subdivision C—AAT first review: relationship with AAT Act
147 Application and modification of AAT Act
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Subdivision D—AAT first review: other matters
148 Procedure on receipt of application for AAT first review
165 Provision of further information by Secretary
165A Power to obtain information or documents
166 Exercise by Secretary of powers under section 192
168 Hearing in private
176 Costs of review
177 Assessment of rate of social security payment
178 Notification of decisions and reasons for AAT first review
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Division 3—AAT second review
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Subdivision A—AAT second review: applications
179 Application for AAT second review
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Subdivision B—AAT second review: relationship with AAT Act
180 Application and modification of AAT Act
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Division 4—Matters relating to AAT first review and AAT second review
181 Settlement of proceedings before the AAT
182 Variation or substitution of decision before AAT review determined
183 Secretary or AAT may treat event as having occurred
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Part 5—Information management
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Division 1—Information gathering
191 Application of Division
192 General power to obtain information
193 Power to obtain information from a person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth
194 Obtaining information about a person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth
195 Obtaining information to verify claims etc.
196 Written notice of requirement
197 Offence—failure to comply with requirement
198 Obligations not affected by State or Territory laws
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Division 2—End of employment statements
199 Request for end of employment statement
200 Offence—failure to give end of employment statement
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Division 3—Confidentiality
201 Operation of Division
201A Definition of officer
202 Protection of personal information
203 Offence—unauthorised access to information
204 Offence—unauthorised use of protected information
204A Use of tax file numbers
204B Secretary may require Commissioner to provide information in relation to claimants for low income supplement
205 Offence—soliciting disclosure of protected information
206 Offence—offering to supply protected information
207 Protection of certain documents etc. from production to court etc.
208 Disclosure of information by Secretary
209 Guidelines for exercise of Secretary’s disclosure powers
210 Officer’s declaration
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Part 6—Offences
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Division 1—Preliminary
211 Application of Part
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Division 2—Offences
212 False statement in connection with claim or hardship request
213 False statement to deceive or affect rates
214 False statement or document
215 Obtaining payment that is not payable
216 Payment obtained through fraud etc.
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Division 3—Penalties
217 Penalty for contravention of Division 2
218 Repayment of social security payment
219 Penalty where person convicted of more than one offence
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Division 4—Procedural matters
220 Joining of charges
221 Particulars of each offence
222 Trial of joined charges
223 Evidentiary effect of Secretary’s certificate
224 Enforcement of court certificate as judgment
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Division 5—Liability of certain employers and principals for offences
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Subdivision A—Interpretation
225 State of mind of a person
228 Offence
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Subdivision C—Proceedings against non corporations
231 State of mind of individual
232 Conduct of employee or agent
233 Exclusion of imprisonment as penalty for certain offences
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Part 7—Miscellaneous
234 Delegation
235 Authorised review officers
236 Decisions to be in writing
237 Notice of decisions
238 Payments to Commissioner of Taxation or the Child Support Registrar
239 Judicial notice of certain matters
240 Documentary evidence
240A Form of cards
240B Restrictions on listing of dependants
240C Issue of replacement card on expiry of automatic issue card
241 Annual report
242 Appropriation
243 Regulations
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Part 8—Transitional and saving provisions
244 Construction of references to 1991 Act
245 Correspondence of provisions
246 Saving of social security payments and concession cards
247 Saving of instruments under 1991 Act
248 Saving of claims for social security payments and concession cards
249 Transitional instalment period
250 Application for amount owing at recipient's death
251 Power to obtain information about events etc. before 20 March 2000
252 Unfinished reviews by Secretary
255 Saving of steps in review process
256 Entitlements and liabilities
257 Transitional regulations
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Schedule 1—Dictionary
1 Definitions
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Schedule 2—Rules for working out start day
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Part 1—Introductory
1 Definitions
2 Different start days under Parts 2 and 3
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Part 2—General rules
3 Start day—general rule
4 Start day—early claim
5 Effect of exclusion period
5A Start day for parenting payment where one member of a couple commits a serious failure or is unemployed as a result of a voluntary act or misconduct
6 Saving
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Part 3—Backdated start day
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Division 1—Explanatory
7 Explanation of Part
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Division 2—Rules applying to all or most social security payments
8 Claim made soon after partner’s claim
9 Claim by transferee
10 Claim soon after childbirth
11 Incapacitated claimant
12 Claim after death of partner
13 Claim for social security payment following claim for AGDRP
14 Claim where Part 3.14A of the 1991 Act applies
14A Claim where Part 3.14B of the 1991 Act applies
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Division 3—Rules applying to particular social security payments
15 Certain persons subject to cancellation of austudy payment, newstart allowance, youth allowance or special benefit
15A Carer payment claimed on or after 1 July 2009 and before 1 October 2009
16 Carer allowance for disabled child or children
17 Carer allowance for disabled adult
18 Double orphan pension
19 Double orphan pension—claim following death of former recipient
28 Newstart allowance—claimant for disability support pension
29 Parenting payment
30 Pensioner education supplement
31 Pensioner education supplement: claim before 1 April
32 Pensioner education supplement: claim before 1 August
33 Sickness allowance: incapacitated claimant
34 Youth allowance: incapacitated claimant
35 Youth allowance—claimant for disability support pension
36 Youth allowance—initial claim for family tax benefit
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Division 4—Rules applying to health care cards
37 Health care cards, other than automatic issue health care cards
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Schedule 5—Provisions relating to the Chief Executive Centrelink etc.
1 References to the Secretary and the Department—requirements etc. by delegate
2 References to the Secretary and the Department—directions by Secretary
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history