Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018 (26 of 2018)

Schedule 1   Creation of the jobseeker payment

Part 1   Main amendments

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

352   Saving and transitional provisions - other Social Security Act 1991 provisions

(1) Despite the amendments made by this Part, subparagraph 8(8)(r)(i) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a payment made before, on or after that commencement that includes an amount calculated by reference to a rate of newstart allowance.

(1A) If:

(a) immediately before the commencement of this item, a person was receiving newstart allowance under the Social Security Act 1991; and

(b) at the commencement of this item, the person starts to receive jobseeker payment;

then, while the person continuously receives that jobseeker payment on and after that commencement, the reference in subsection 603AA(2) of that Act to jobseeker payment is taken to be a reference to newstart allowance.

(2) Subparagraphs 1067F(1)(d)(i) and 1067K(1)(d)(i) of the Social Security Act 1991 apply on and after the commencement of this item as if a reference to jobseeker payment included a reference to newstart allowance.

(3) Despite the amendments made by this Part, sections 1157E, 1157F, 1157JA and 1157JC of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to working out whether fringe benefits are assessable fringe benefits in connection with a person's receipt of newstart allowance before, on or after that commencement.

(4) Despite the amendments made by this Part, Part 3.14 of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to payments of newstart allowance before, on or after that commencement.

(5) Despite the amendments made by this Part, subparagraph 1187(1A)(a)(ii) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to newstart allowance payable to a person in respect of days occurring before that commencement.

(6) Despite the amendments made by this Part, Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 3.15A of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a person qualified for newstart allowance, or to a person to whom newstart allowance was payable, in respect of days occurring before that commencement.

(7) Despite the amendments made by this Part, Chapter 5 of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a payment of newstart allowance made before, on or after that commencement.