Social Security (Waiver of Waiting Period for Advance Payment of Entitlement) Determination 2009 (No. 1)

Social Security Act 1991

I, Lisa Marian Paul, Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, make this determination under subsection 1061A (2) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated       21 March   2009

1 Name of determination

  This determination is the Social Security (Waiver of Waiting Period for Advance Payment of Entitlement) Determination 2009 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This determination is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2005.

3 Revocation

  The Advance Payment of Entitlement (Waiver of Waiting Period) Determination (No. 1) 1998 is revoked.

4 Interpretation

  In this determination:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

approved course of education or study has the meaning given by subsection 541B (5) of the Act.

new apprentice has the meaning given by subsection 23 (1) of the Act.

5 Determination

 (1) Paragraph 1061A (1) (b) of the Act does not apply to a person if that person has applied for an advance payment of austudy payment.

 (2) Paragraph 1061A (1) (b) of the Act does not apply to a person if that person:

 (a) has applied for an advance payment of youth allowance; and

 (b) either:

 (i) is undertaking, or is about to undertake, an approved course of education or study; or

 (ii) is a new apprentice or is about to become a new apprentice.