Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Act 2000 (94 of 2000)

Schedule 8   Amendment of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

8   After subsection 45(1)

Insert:

When individual satisfies this subsection

(1A) An individual satisfies this subsection if the individual is the holder of a visa determined by the Minister for the purposes of subparagraph 729(2)(f)(v) of the Social Security Act 1991, and either of the following applies:

(a) the individual is in Australia; or

(b) the individual:

(i) is temporarily absent from Australia for a period not exceeding 26 weeks; and

(ii) the absence is an allowable absence in relation to special benefit within the meaning of Part 4.2 of that Act.