Social Security (Activity Agreement Requirements) (DEWR) Determination 2006 (Cth)

Social Security (Activity Agreement Requirements) (DEWR) Determination 2006

Social Security Act 1991

I, PETER J. BOXALL, Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, make this Determination under subsections 501A (4), 544B (1B) and 606 (1B) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated    3 February   2006

Peter J Boxall

Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

1              Name of Determination

This Determination is the Social Security (Activity Agreement Requirements) (DEWR) Determination 2006.

2              Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 2006.

3              Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

Note   Other words and phrases used in this Determination that are defined in the Act have the meaning given by the Act.

4              Kinds of requirements that agreement must not contain

(1)   For subsections 501A (4), 544B (1B) and 606 (1B) of the Act, this section applies in relation to:

(a) a Parenting Payment Activity Agreement under section 501 of the Act; and

(b) a Youth Allowance Activity Agreement under section 544A of the Act; and

(c) a Newstart Activity Agreement under section 604 of the Act.

(2)   The agreement must not contain a requirement of any of the following kinds:

(a)    a requirement on a person:

(i)    to seek to be involved in, or to participate, or otherwise to be involved in, an illegal activity; or

(ii)    to involuntarily undergo psychiatric or psychological treatment; or

(iii)    to involuntarily undergo medical treatment; or

(iv)    to seek to be involved in, or to undertake, an activity outside of Australia; or

(v)    to seek work as a sex worker or to participate, or otherwise be involved, in the sex or adult entertainment industry;

(b)    a requirement on a person to undertake, or to seek to undertake, an activity of a kind that would contravene:

(i)    a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory relating to discrimination against persons; or

(ii)    a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory relating to occupational health and safety;

(c)    for a person who has an illness, disability or injury that has been established by medical evidence — a requirement to undertake, or to seek to undertake, an activity:

(i)    that medical evidence indicates would aggravate the illness, disability or injury; or

(ii)    that, the Secretary considers does not provide appropriate support or facilities to take account of the illness, disability or injury.