Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Economic Security Strategy) Act 2008 (131 of 2008)

Schedule 4   Administrative scheme for economic security strategy payments

1   Administrative scheme for economic security strategy payments

(1) Subject to this item, a Minister administering the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, the Social Security Act 1991 or the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 may, by legislative instrument, determine a scheme under which economic security strategy payments may be made to persons in particular circumstances. The Minister may, by legislative instrument, vary or revoke the scheme.

(2) The circumstances in which the scheme provides for payments must be circumstances:

(a) in which the Minister considers that Part 6 of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, Part 2.17 of the Social Security Act 1991 or Part VIIG of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 does not produce appropriate results; and

(b) occurring in the financial year starting on 1 July 2008.

(3) Without limiting the generality of subitem (1), the scheme may deal with the following:

(a) the circumstances in which payments are to be made;

(b) the amount of the payments;

(c) what a person has to do to get a payment;

(d) debt recovery;

(e) administrative matters, such as determination of entitlement and how and when payments will be made.

(4) Payments under the scheme are to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.