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2016-2017
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Social Services Legislation Amendment
Bill 2017
No. , 2017
(Social Services)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to
family assistance and social security, and for
related purposes
No. , 2017
Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
2
Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Indexation
3
Social Security Act 1991
3
Schedule 2--Automation of income stream review processes
4
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
4
Schedule 3--Ordinary waiting periods
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Social Security Act 1991
6
Schedule 4--Family tax benefit
17
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
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No. , 2017
Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
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A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to
1
family assistance and social security, and for
2
related purposes
3
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
5
This Act is the Social Services Legislation Amendment Act 2017.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Schedule 1
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Schedule 2
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
4. Schedule 3
The first 1 January or 1 July to occur after
the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
5. Schedule 4
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
1
enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
2
this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
4
Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
5
may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
6
3 Schedules
7
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
8
repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
9
concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
10
according to its terms.
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Indexation Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Indexation
1
2
Social Security Act 1991
3
1 After subsection 1192(4AB)
4
Insert:
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(4AC) Amounts under item 14AAA of the CPI Indexation Table in
6
subsection 1191(1) are not to be indexed on 1 July of the first
7
financial year beginning on or after the day this subsection
8
commences and on 1 July of the next 2 financial years.
9
2 After subsection 1192(5)
10
Insert:
11
(5AAA) The amount under item 14 of the CPI Indexation Table in
12
subsection 1191(1), to the extent to which that item relates to the
13
amount in column 2 of Table E in point 1068A-E14 of the Pension
14
PP (Single) Rate Calculator, is not to be indexed on 1 July of the
15
first financial year beginning on or after the day this subsection
16
commences and on 1 July of the next 2 financial years.
17
(5AAB) Amounts under items 14AA, 14AB and 15 of the CPI Indexation
18
Table in subsection 1191(1) are not to be indexed on 1 January of
19
the first calendar year beginning on or after the day this subsection
20
commences and on 1 January of the next 2 calendar years.
21
Schedule 2 Automation of income stream review processes
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Schedule 2--Automation of income stream
1
review processes
2
3
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
4
1 After paragraph 195(2)(j)
5
Insert:
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(ja) in relation to an income stream received by the person:
7
(i) the type of income stream; and
8
(ii) a unique identifier allocated to the income stream (also
9
known as a product reference number); and
10
(iii) the date on which the income stream was purchased;
11
and
12
(iv) the purchase price; and
13
(v) the commencement day; and
14
(vi) the date of the first payment under the income stream;
15
and
16
(vii) the relevant number; and
17
(viii) the account balance of the income stream as at the date
18
of the notice; and
19
(ix) the account balance of the income stream on 1 July of
20
the financial year in which the notice is given; and
21
(x) for every payment made under the income stream in the
22
52 weeks before the date of the notice--the gross
23
amount of the payment, the date on which it was paid
24
and, if the payment is paid as a lump sum, the period to
25
which the payment relates; and
26
(xi) for every payment to be made under the income stream
27
in the 52 weeks after the date of the notice--the gross
28
amount of the payment and the date on which it is to be
29
paid; and
30
(xii) the date on which, rate at which and way in which the
31
income stream is indexed; and
32
(xiii) the residual capital value; and
33
(xiv) if there is a reversionary beneficiary to which the
34
income stream reverts on the death of the person--the
35
name of the reversionary beneficiary and the percentage
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of the income stream that the reversionary beneficiary
1
will receive; and
2
(xv) if the income stream was purchased before
3
20 September 2007--whether the income stream
4
satisfies section 9A, 9B or 9BA of the 1991 Act, as
5
those sections applied immediately before that date; and
6
(xvi) if the income stream was purchased on or after
7
20 September 2007--whether the income stream was
8
purchased with funds resulting from the commutation of
9
an asset-test exempt income stream and whether it is
10
eligible to retain its asset-test exempt income stream
11
status; and
12
(xvii) if the income stream is commuted--the date of
13
commutation and the commuted amount; and
14
(xviii) if the income stream is a defined benefit income
15
stream--the deductible amount for the year in which the
16
notice is given and the method used to work out the tax
17
free components of that deductible amount; and
18
(xix) if payments made under the income stream represent an
19
amount for a child of the person--the number of
20
children for which payment is made and the gross
21
amount of each payment made under the income stream
22
for each child; and
23
(xx) any other information required by the Minister in an
24
instrument made under subsection (3A);
25
2 After subsection 195(3)
26
Insert:
27
(3A) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify information
28
required to be given in relation to an income stream received by a
29
person.
30
(3B) Before making an instrument under subsection (3A), the Minister
31
must consult the Information Commissioner in relation to matters
32
that relate to the privacy functions (within the meaning of the
33
Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010) and have regard
34
to any submissions made by the Information Commissioner
35
because of that consultation.
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Schedule 3--Ordinary waiting periods
1
2
Social Security Act 1991
3
1 Subsection 19C(4)
4
After "or a person to whom an income maintenance period applies,",
5
insert "or in relation to working out if a person is subject to an ordinary
6
waiting period,".
7
2 At the end of paragraph 19C(4)(a)
8
Add:
9
; or (iv) in relation to working out if the person is subject to an
10
ordinary waiting period--the 4 weeks immediately
11
before the person's start day mentioned in
12
paragraph 500WA(1)(a), 549CA(2)(a), 620(1)(a) or
13
693(a);
14
3 At the end of subsection 19C(6)
15
Add:
16
; or (d) in relation to working out if the person is subject to an
17
ordinary waiting period--the amount of allowance or
18
parenting payment (as the case may be) that would have been
19
payable to the person during the 4-week period mentioned in
20
subparagraph (4)(a)(iv) if that allowance or payment were
21
payable to the person for that period.
22
4 At the end of subsection 19C(7)
23
Add:
24
; or (d) in relation to working out if the person is subject to an
25
ordinary waiting period--twice the amount of allowance or
26
parenting payment (as the case may be) that would have been
27
payable to the person during the 4-week period mentioned in
28
subparagraph (4)(a)(iv) if that allowance or payment were
29
payable to the person for that period.
30
5 After section 19D
31
Insert:
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19DA Experiencing a personal financial crisis definition
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(1) A person is experiencing a personal financial crisis if and only if:
2
(a) the person is in severe financial hardship; and
3
(b) subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies to the person.
4
Note 1:
This definition relates to ordinary waiting periods.
5
Note 2:
For in severe financial hardship see subsection 19C(2) (person who
6
is not a member of a couple) and subsection 19C(3) (person who is a
7
member of a couple).
8
Domestic violence
9
(2) This subsection applies to the person if the person was subjected to
10
domestic violence at some time in the 4 weeks immediately before
11
the person's start day mentioned in paragraph 500WA(1)(a),
12
549CA(2)(a), 620(1)(a) or 693(a).
13
Unavoidable or reasonable expenditure
14
(3) This subsection applies to the person if the person is in severe
15
financial hardship because the person has incurred unavoidable or
16
reasonable expenditure in the 4 weeks immediately before the
17
person's start day mentioned in paragraph 500WA(1)(a),
18
549CA(2)(a), 620(1)(a) or 693(a).
19
Note:
For unavoidable or reasonable expenditure see subsection 19C(4).
20
Other circumstances
21
(4) This subsection applies to the person if the person satisfies the
22
circumstances prescribed in an instrument under subsection (5).
23
(5) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, prescribe
24
circumstances for the purposes of subsection (4).
25
Evidence
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(6) Without limiting subsection (2), (3) or (4), that subsection does not
27
apply to the person unless he or she produces evidence that
28
demonstrates a reasonable possibility that it applies to the person.
29
6 Subsection 23(1)
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Insert:
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experiencing a personal financial crisis: see section 19DA.
1
7 Subsection 23(1) (before paragraph (a) of the definition of
2
ordinary waiting period)
3
Insert:
4
(aa) a parenting payment ordinary waiting period under
5
sections 500WA and 500WB; or
6
(ab) a youth allowance ordinary waiting period under
7
sections 549CA and 549CB; or
8
8 Subsection 23(1) (before paragraph (b) of the definition of
9
waiting period)
10
Insert:
11
(ac) a parenting payment ordinary waiting period under
12
sections 500WA and 500WB; or
13
(ad) a youth allowance ordinary waiting period under
14
sections 549CA and 549CB; or
15
(ae) a youth allowance newly arrived resident's waiting period
16
under sections 549D and 549E; or
17
9 Subsection 23(10)
18
Omit "social security benefit under Part 2.12 (newstart allowance) or
19
Part 2.14 (sickness allowance)", substitute "social security benefit or
20
social security pension".
21
10 Before section 500Z
22
Insert:
23
500WA Ordinary waiting period
24
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person is subject to an ordinary waiting
25
period unless:
26
(a) at some time in the 13 weeks immediately before the
27
person's start day (worked out disregarding clause 5 of
28
Schedule 2 to the Administration Act), the person received an
29
income support payment; or
30
(b) the Secretary is satisfied that the person is experiencing a
31
personal financial crisis.
32
Note 1:
For income support payment see subsection 23(1).
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Note 2:
For experiencing a personal financial crisis see section 19DA.
1
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who:
2
(a) is undertaking an activity specified in an instrument made
3
under subsection (3); and
4
(b) has been exempted from the application of subsection (1) by
5
the Secretary.
6
(3) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, specify activities for
7
the purpose of paragraph (2)(a).
8
500WB Duration of ordinary waiting period
9
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (4), if a person is subject to an
10
ordinary waiting period, the ordinary waiting period is the period
11
of 7 days that starts on the person's start day (worked out
12
disregarding clause 5 of Schedule 2 to the Administration Act).
13
(2) Subject to subsection (4), if:
14
(a) a person is subject to an ordinary waiting period; and
15
(b) apart from this subsection, the ordinary waiting period would
16
be the period of 7 days that starts on the person's start day
17
(worked out disregarding clause 5 of Schedule 2 to the
18
Administration Act); and
19
(c) that start day falls within one or more of the following
20
periods (each of which is an exclusion period) that the
21
person is subject to:
22
(i) a seasonal work preclusion period;
23
(ii) a lump sum preclusion period under Part 3.14;
24
(iii) an income maintenance period, where the person's rate
25
of parenting payment on that start day would be nil;
26
then the ordinary waiting period is the period of 7 days that starts
27
on the first day after all the exclusion periods have ended.
28
(3) If:
29
(a) subparagraph (2)(c)(iii) applies to a person; and
30
(b) on a day in that income maintenance period, the person's rate
31
of parenting payment would be greater than nil if parenting
32
payment were payable to the person on that day;
33
then, for the purposes of subsection (2), that income maintenance
34
period is taken to have ended at the end of the day before that day.
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(4) If:
1
(a) a person qualifies for a social security payment (other than
2
parenting payment); and
3
(b) because the person is subject to an ordinary waiting period
4
relating to that payment, that payment is not payable to the
5
person for a period starting on a particular day (the initial
6
day); and
7
(c) during that period the person:
8
(i) ceases to be qualified for that payment; and
9
(ii) claims parenting payment;
10
the person's ordinary waiting period relating to parenting payment
11
is the period of 7 days that starts on the initial day.
12
Note:
Ordinary waiting periods apply to parenting payment, youth
13
allowance, newstart allowance and sickness allowance.
14
11 After paragraph 549(2)(a)
15
Insert:
16
(aa) an ordinary waiting period (see sections 549CA and 549CB);
17
12 After section 549C
18
Insert:
19
549CA Ordinary waiting period
20
(1) This section applies if a person is qualified for a youth allowance,
21
where neither section 540AA (about new apprentices) nor
22
paragraph 541(1)(a) (about full-time study) applies.
23
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the person is subject to an ordinary
24
waiting period unless:
25
(a) at some time in the 13 weeks immediately before the
26
person's start day (worked out disregarding clause 5 of
27
Schedule 2 to the Administration Act), the person received an
28
income support payment; or
29
(b) the Secretary is satisfied that the person is experiencing a
30
personal financial crisis; or
31
(c) on the day before the day the person qualified for the youth
32
allowance mentioned in subsection (1), the person was
33
qualified for a youth allowance where section 540AA or
34
paragraph 541(1)(a) applied.
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Note 1:
For income support payment see subsection 23(1).
1
Note 2:
For experiencing a personal financial crisis see section 19DA.
2
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who:
3
(a) is undertaking an activity specified in an instrument made
4
under subsection (4); and
5
(b) has been exempted from the application of subsection (2) by
6
the Secretary.
7
(4) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, specify activities for
8
the purpose of paragraph (3)(a).
9
549CB Duration of ordinary waiting period
10
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (4), if a person is subject to an
11
ordinary waiting period, the ordinary waiting period is the period
12
of 7 days that starts on the person's start day (worked out
13
disregarding clause 5 of Schedule 2 to the Administration Act).
14
(2) Subject to subsection (4), if:
15
(a) a person is subject to an ordinary waiting period; and
16
(b) apart from this subsection, the ordinary waiting period would
17
be the period of 7 days that starts on the person's start day
18
(worked out disregarding clause 5 of Schedule 2 to the
19
Administration Act); and
20
(c) that start day falls within one or more of the following
21
periods (each of which is an exclusion period) that the
22
person is subject to:
23
(i) a liquid assets test waiting period;
24
(ii) a newly arrived resident's waiting period;
25
(iii) a seasonal work preclusion period;
26
(iv) a lump sum preclusion period under Part 3.14;
27
(v) an income maintenance period, where the person's rate
28
of youth allowance on that start day would be nil;
29
then the ordinary waiting period is the period of 7 days that starts
30
on the first day after all the exclusion periods have ended.
31
(3) If:
32
(a) subparagraph (2)(c)(v) applies to a person; and
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(b) on a day in that income maintenance period, the person's rate
1
of youth allowance would be greater than nil if youth
2
allowance were payable to the person on that day;
3
then, for the purposes of subsection (2), that income maintenance
4
period is taken to have ended at the end of the day before that day.
5
(4) If:
6
(a) a person qualifies for a social security payment (other than
7
youth allowance); and
8
(b) because the person is subject to an ordinary waiting period
9
relating to that payment, that payment is not payable to the
10
person for a period starting on a particular day (the initial
11
day); and
12
(c) during that period the person:
13
(i) ceases to be qualified for that payment; and
14
(ii) claims youth allowance and is qualified for youth
15
allowance, where neither section 540AA (about new
16
apprentices) nor paragraph 541(1)(a) (about full-time
17
study) applies;
18
the person's ordinary waiting period relating to that youth
19
allowance is the period of 7 days that starts on the initial day.
20
Note:
Ordinary waiting periods apply to parenting payment, youth
21
allowance, newstart allowance and sickness allowance.
22
13 Section 549F (heading)
23
Repeal the heading, substitute:
24
549F Effect of being subject to multiple waiting periods
25
14 Section 549F
26
After "2", insert "or more".
27
15 Section 549F
28
Omit "both", substitute "all".
29
16 Paragraph 620(1)(a)
30
After "person's start day", insert "(worked out disregarding clause 5 of
31
Schedule 2 to the Administration Act)".
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17 Paragraph 620(1)(a) (note)
1
Repeal the note.
2
18 Paragraph 620(1)(g)
3
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
4
(g) the Secretary is satisfied that the person is experiencing a
5
personal financial crisis.
6
19 Subsection 620(1) (note)
7
Repeal the note, substitute:
8
Note 1:
For income support payment see subsection 23(1).
9
Note 2:
For experiencing a personal financial crisis see section 19DA.
10
20 Section 621
11
Repeal the section, substitute:
12
621 Duration of ordinary waiting period
13
(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (5), if a person:
14
(a) is subject to an ordinary waiting period; and
15
(b) is not disqualified for newstart allowance under section 598
16
(liquid assets test);
17
the ordinary waiting period is the period of 7 days that starts on the
18
person's start day (worked out disregarding clause 5 of Schedule 2
19
to the Administration Act).
20
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (5), if a person:
21
(a) is subject to an ordinary waiting period; and
22
(b) is disqualified for newstart allowance under section 598
23
(liquid assets test);
24
the ordinary waiting period is the period of 7 days that starts on the
25
day after the end of the liquid assets test waiting period referred to
26
in subsection 598(2).
27
(3) Subject to subsection (5), if:
28
(a) a person is subject to an ordinary waiting period; and
29
(b) apart from this subsection, the ordinary waiting period would
30
be the period of 7 days that starts on the person's start day
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(worked out disregarding clause 5 of Schedule 2 to the
1
Administration Act); and
2
(c) that start day falls within one or more of the following
3
periods (each of which is an exclusion period) that the
4
person is subject to:
5
(i) a newly arrived resident's waiting period;
6
(ii) a seasonal work preclusion period;
7
(iii) a lump sum preclusion period under Part 3.14;
8
(iv) an income maintenance period, where the person's rate
9
of newstart allowance on that start day would be nil;
10
then the ordinary waiting period is the period of 7 days that starts
11
on the first day after all the exclusion periods have ended.
12
(4) If:
13
(a) subparagraph (3)(c)(iv) applies to a person; and
14
(b) on a day in that income maintenance period, the person's rate
15
of newstart allowance would be greater than nil if newstart
16
allowance were payable to the person on that day;
17
then, for the purposes of subsection (3), that income maintenance
18
period is taken to have ended at the end of the day before that day.
19
(5) If:
20
(a) a person qualifies for a social security payment (other than
21
newstart allowance); and
22
(b) because the person is subject to an ordinary waiting period
23
relating to that payment, that payment is not payable to the
24
person for a period starting on a particular day (the initial
25
day); and
26
(c) during that period the person:
27
(i) ceases to be qualified for that payment; and
28
(ii) claims newstart allowance;
29
the person's ordinary waiting period relating to newstart allowance
30
is the period of 7 days that starts on the initial day.
31
Note:
Ordinary waiting periods apply to parenting payment, youth
32
allowance, newstart allowance and sickness allowance.
33
21 Paragraph 693(a)
34
After "person's start day", insert "(worked out disregarding clause 5 of
35
Schedule 2 to the Administration Act)".
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22 Paragraph 693(a) (note)
1
Repeal the note.
2
23 Paragraph 693(f)
3
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
4
(f) the Secretary is satisfied that the person is experiencing a
5
personal financial crisis.
6
24 Section 693 (notes 2 to 5)
7
Repeal the notes, substitute:
8
Note 1:
For income support payment see subsection 23(1).
9
Note 2:
For experiencing a financial crisis see section 19DA.
10
25 Section 694
11
Repeal the section, substitute:
12
694 Duration of ordinary waiting period
13
(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (5), if a person:
14
(a) is subject to an ordinary waiting period; and
15
(b) is not disqualified for sickness allowance under section 676
16
(liquid assets test);
17
the ordinary waiting period is the period of 7 days that starts on the
18
person's start day (worked out disregarding clause 5 of Schedule 2
19
to the Administration Act).
20
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (5), if a person:
21
(a) is subject to an ordinary waiting period; and
22
(b) is disqualified for sickness allowance under section 676
23
(liquid assets test);
24
the ordinary waiting period is the period of 7 days that starts on the
25
day after the end of the period referred to in subsection 676(3).
26
(3) Subject to subsection (5), if:
27
(a) a person is subject to an ordinary waiting period; and
28
(b) apart from this subsection, the ordinary waiting period would
29
be the period of 7 days that starts on the person's start day
30
(worked out disregarding clause 5 of Schedule 2 to the
31
Administration Act); and
32
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(c) that start day falls within one or more of the following
1
periods (each of which is an exclusion period) that the
2
person is subject to:
3
(i) a newly arrived resident's waiting period;
4
(ii) a seasonal work preclusion period;
5
(iii) a lump sum preclusion period under Part 3.14;
6
(iv) an income maintenance period, where the person's rate
7
of sickness allowance on that start day would be nil;
8
then the ordinary waiting period is the period of 7 days that starts
9
on the first day after all the exclusion periods have ended.
10
(4) If:
11
(a) subparagraph (3)(c)(iv) applies to a person; and
12
(b) on a day in that income maintenance period, the person's rate
13
of sickness allowance would be greater than nil if sickness
14
allowance were payable to the person on that day;
15
then, for the purposes of subsection (3), that income maintenance
16
period is taken to have ended at the end of the day before that day.
17
(5) If:
18
(a) a person qualifies for a social security payment (other than
19
sickness allowance); and
20
(b) because the person is subject to an ordinary waiting period
21
relating to that payment, that payment is not payable to the
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person for a period starting on a particular day (the initial
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day); and
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(c) during that period the person:
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(i) ceases to be qualified for that payment; and
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(ii) claims sickness allowance;
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the person's ordinary waiting period relating to sickness allowance
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is the period of 7 days that starts on the initial day.
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Note:
Ordinary waiting periods apply to parenting payment, youth
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allowance, newstart allowance and sickness allowance.
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26 Application provision
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The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to a claim for
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a social security payment that is made on or after the commencement of
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this item.
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Family tax benefit Schedule 4
No. , 2017
Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
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Schedule 4--Family tax benefit
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A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
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1 Subclause 3(3) of Schedule 4
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Repeal the subclause, substitute:
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No indexation of certain FTB rates on 1 July 2017 and 1 July 2018
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(3) The FTB child rate (A1), the FTB child rate (A2), the FTB
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standard rate (B) and the FTB standard ACO rate are not to be
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indexed on 1 July 2017 and 1 July 2018.
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