Social Security (Satisfaction of the Activity Test - Classes of Persons) (DEEWR) Specification 2009 (No. 1)

Social Security (Satisfaction of the Activity Test – Classes of Persons) (DEEWR) Specification 2009 (No. 1)

as amended

This compilation was prepared on 6 July 2010 taking into account amendments up to Social Security (Satisfaction of the Activity Test - Classes of Persons) (DEEWR) Amendment Specification 2010 (No. 1) (F2010L00977).

Prepared by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

1 Name of instrument

  This instrument is the Social Security (Satisfaction of the Activity Test – Classes of Persons) Specification 2009 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This instrument commences on 1 July 2009.

3 Interpretation

 (1) In this instrument:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

low capacity to work has the meaning given by subsection (2).

Stream 4 employment services means those services specified as Stream 4 in the Employment Services Deed 2009-2012.

 (2) A person has a low capacity to work if the Secretary is satisfied that:

 (a) the person has a physical, intellectual, psychological or psychiatric impairment; and

 (b) the impairment, of itself, prevents the person from doing 15 hours per week of work independently of a program of support.

 (3) For subsection (2), 15 hours per week of work means work:

 (a) that is for at least 15 hours per week on wages that are at or above the relevant minimum wage; and

 (b) that exists in Australia, even if not within the person’s locally accessible labour market.

 (4) For subsection (2), a person is able to do work independently of a program of support if the Secretary is satisfied that, to do the work, the person:

 (a) does not need or would not need a program of support that:

 (i) is designed to assist the person to prepare for, find or maintain work; and

 (ii) is funded (wholly or partly) by the Commonwealth or is of a type that the Secretary considers is similar to a program of support that is funded (wholly or partly) by the Commonwealth; or

 (b) needs or would need such a program of support, but only occasionally; or

 (c) needs or would need such a program of support, but not on an ongoing basis.

4 Specification of classes of persons

  For subparagraphs 541 (1AA) (b) (i) and 601 (4) (b) (i) of the Act, the following classes of persons are specified:

 (a) persons receiving Stream 4 employment services;

 (b)  persons who have a low capacity to work;

 (c) persons who are principal carers of one or more children.

Note to the Social Security (Satisfaction of the Activity Test – Classes of Persons) (DEEWR) Specification 2009 (No. 1)

Note 1

The Social Security (Satisfaction of the Activity Test – Classes of Persons) (DEEWR) Specification 2009 (No. 1) in force under subsections 541(1AB) and 601(4A) of the Social Security Act 1991 as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Table of Amendments