Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (NON-BUDGET MEASURES) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1995 No. 105, 1995 - SECT 33

33. Section 660FAA of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section
is substituted:

Automatic rate reduction-failure to inform Department of payment for
remunerative work

"660FAA. If:

   (a)  a person who is receiving newstart allowance is given a notice under
        section 657; and

   (b)  the notice requires the person to inform the Department of income for
        remunerative work undertaken by the person or the person's partner;
        and

   (c)  the person fails to notify the Department, in accordance with the
        notice, of income of that kind in respect of a particular period; and

   (d)  immediately before the beginning of that period, the person's earnings
        credit account balance is greater than nil; and

   (e)  because of the income mentioned in paragraph (c):

        (i)    the person's fortnightly rate of ordinary income exceeds the
               ordinary income free area; and

        (ii)   the person's rate of allowance is to be reduced; the allowance
               is payable to the person at the reduced rate on and from the
               first day of that period.
Note 1: Income for remunerative work is taken into account in accordance with
Benefit Rate Calculator B (Module G).
Note 2: Division 5 of Part 3.10 deals with earnings credit accounts.".