Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and other 2001 Budget Measures) Act 2003 (Incorporating amendments up to Act No. 122 of 2003) (35 of 2003)

Schedule 5   Flexible participation requirements for mature age newstart allowees

Social Security Act 1991

1   After subsection 595(1)

Insert:

(1A) If a person:

(a) is at least 50 years old; and

(b) either:

(i) has not been required to enter into a Newstart Activity Agreement; or

(ii) having been required to enter into a Newstart Activity Agreement, is not, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, unreasonably delaying entering into that agreement;

the Secretary may, if the Secretary is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so, treat the person as being unemployed.

(1B) Subsection (1A) does not apply to a person who is undertaking remunerative work.