Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2003 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2003 (122 of 2003)

Schedule 4   Stopping payment for people absent from Australia without notice

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

6   At the end of section 81

Add:

(3) If:

(a) a person who is receiving a social security payment has been given a notice under section 67 or 68 that requires the person to inform the Department of a proposal by the person to leave Australia; and

(b) the person does not comply with the requirement; and

(c) the person leaves Australia; and

(d) the person's portability period (see section 1217 of the 1991 Act) for the payment has not ended;

the Secretary may determine that the payment is to be cancelled or suspended.

Note: Subsection (3) lets the Secretary make one determination suspending the payment and later make another determination cancelling the payment. See subsection 33(1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.