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

Schedule 4   Cessation of bereavement allowance

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

107   Saving and transitional provisions - Social Security Act 1991

(1) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, subsection 7(4) 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 working out whether a person is an Australian resident for the purposes of Part 2.7 of that Act in relation to days before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, subparagraph 1061T(1)(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 working out qualification for utilities allowance in relation to days before, on or after that commencement.

(3) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, subparagraphs 1067F(1)(d)(viii) and 1067K(1)(d)(vii) 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 if a person is a long term income support student at a time before, on or after that commencement.

(4) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, table item 5 in Module L of the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator in section 1067G 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) working out if a person is a family member in relation to another person for the purposes of Part 2.11 of that Act and that Rate Calculator in relation to days before, on or after that commencement; or

(b) working out if a person is exempt from the parental income test for the purposes of that Rate Calculator in relation to days before, on or after that commencement.

(5) Paragraph 1070(b) 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 working out qualification for, or the rate of, rent assistance in relation to bereavement allowance for days occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(6) If, before the commencement of this item a person had made a request under section 1136 of the Social Security Act 1991 in relation to bereavement allowance but the request had not been decided before that commencement, then the request is taken to have been refused.

(7) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, Division 4 of Part 3.12 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 bereavement allowance made before, on or after that commencement.

(8) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, subparagraph 1187(1)(a)(v) 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 bereavement allowance payable to a person in respect of days occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(9) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, 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 bereavement allowance payable to a person in respect of days occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(10) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, 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 bereavement allowance made before, on or after that commencement.