Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1982 No. 98, 1982 - SECT 98

98. Section 135Q of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after
sub-section (1) the following sub-sections:

''(2) Subject to sub-section (3), where a person is receiving a rehabilitation
allowance and-

   (a)  if the person was receiving treatment and training-that treatment and
        training is discontinued;

   (b)  if the person was receiving treatment-that treatment is discontinued
        and the person is not eligible to receive training; or

   (c)  if the person was receiving training-that training is discontinued and
        the person is not eligible to receive treatment, the rehabilitation
        allowance ceases to be payable to the person in respect of any period
        after the first pension pay day after that treatment and training or
        treatment or training, as the case may be, is discontinued.

''(3) Where-

   (a)  but for this sub-section, a rehabilitation allowance would cease to be
        payable to a person under sub-section (2) at a particular time; and

   (b)  the person is unable to obtain paid employment or to commence to carry
        on a profession, trade or business, whether on his own account or as a
        member of a partnership, the person is, subject to section 135BD,
        eligible to continue to be paid a rehabilitation allowance until he
        commences to engage in paid employment or to carry on a profession,
        trade or business, whether on his own account or as a member of a
        partnership, or until a period of 6 months commencing at that time
        expires, whichever first occurs.''.