Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Act 2014 (122 of 2014)

Schedule 1   Energy supplement replacing clean energy supplement

Part 1   Energy supplement under the social security law

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

138   Application and transitional provisions

(1) The amendments made by items 28, 29, 36, 37, 38 and 114 to 118 apply for the purposes of working out the payment of quarterly energy supplement for days on or after the commencement of those items.

(2) Despite the amendments made by items 28, 29, 36, 37, 38 and 114 to 118, sections 915 and 915B and subsection 1210(3A) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of those items, continue to apply on and after that commencement for the purposes of working out the payment of quarterly clean energy supplement for days occurring before that commencement.

(3) Despite the amendment made by item 39, paragraph 916D(5)(c) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of that item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a day occurring before that commencement.

(4) Despite the amendment made by item 40, paragraph (c) of step 2 of the method statement in subsection 1061ECA(2) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of that item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a payday occurring before that commencement.

(4A) The amendments made by items 40A to 40H apply for the purposes of working out the amount of seniors supplement for days on or after the commencement of those items.

(5) The amendments made by items 41 to 83 and 85 to 102 apply for the purposes of working out the amount of energy supplement for days on or after the commencement of those items.

(6) Despite the amendments made by items 41 to 83 and 85 to 102, the provisions of the Social Security Act 1991 amended by those items, as those provisions are in force immediately before the commencement of those items, continue to apply on and after that commencement for the purposes of working out the amount of clean energy supplement for days occurring before that commencement.

(7) The amendments made by items 108 to 113 apply for the purposes of working out the rate of a person's social security payment for days on or after the commencement of those items.

(8) Despite the amendments made by items 108 to 113, subsections 1210(1) and (2A) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of those items, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to days occurring before that commencement.

(9) The amendments made by items 120 to 123 apply for the purposes of working out the rate of a social security pension for days on or after the commencement of those items.

(10) An election referred to in subsection 915A(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 that was in force immediately before the commencement of this item has effect on and after that commencement as if it were an election to receive the person's energy supplement under Division 2 of Part 2.18A of that Act as a separate social security payment.

(11) In working out the amount of an instalment referred to in subsection 48D(2) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 in respect of the period including the day of commencement of this item, subsection 48D(3) of that Act, as in force immediately before that commencement, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to days in that period occurring before that commencement.

(12) Despite the amendment made by item 137, Subdivision DE of Division 5 of Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, as in force immediately before the commencement of that item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to quarterly clean energy supplement under the Social Security Act 1991, or quarterly clean energy supplement under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for service pension, that was payable before that commencement.