Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020 (22 of 2020)
Schedule 4 Stimulus payments to households to support growth
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
34 Before section 123XPC
Insert:
123XPBA Deductions from 2020 economic support payments
Scope
(1) This section applies if:
(a) a person is subject to the income management regime; and
(b) a 2020 economic support payment is payable to the person.
Deductions from 2020 economic support payments
(2) The following provisions have effect:
(a) the Secretary must deduct from the 2020 economic support payment the deductible portion of the payment;
(b) an amount equal to the deductible portion of the payment is credited to the Income Management Record;
(c) an amount equal to the deductible portion of the payment is credited to the person's income management account.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the deductible portion of a 2020 economic support payment is 100% of the amount of the payment.