Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2023 (105 of 2023)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Social Security Act 1991

5   After subsection 1062A(5)

Insert:

Payment not a social security payment

(5A) A payment under an arrangement or grant referred to in subsection (1) is not a social security payment.

Relationship with Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997

(5B) To avoid doubt, the power of the Commonwealth to make, vary or administer an arrangement or grant under this section must be disregarded for the purpose of paragraph 32B(1)(a) of the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997.

Note: The effect of this subsection is to make clear that this section does not effectively limit the operation of section 32B of the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997. The Commonwealth has the power to make, vary or administer an arrangement or grant under that section whether the Commonwealth also has the power to do so under this section.