Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A jobseeker payment is not payable to a person if the person is already receiving a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment.
(2) If:
(a) a person is receiving a jobseeker payment; and
(b) a social security pension, another social security benefit, a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment becomes payable to the person;
a jobseeker payment is not payable to the person.
Note 1: Another payment type will generally not become payable to the person until the person claims it.
Note 2: For social security pension and social security benefit see subsection 23(1).
Note 3: For the day on which the jobseeker payment ceases to be payable see section 660.
(3) A jobseeker payment is not payable to a woman if:
(a) the woman is an armed services widow; and
(b) the woman is receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans' Entitlements Act at a rate determined under or by reference to subsection 30(1) of that Act;
unless:
(c) the woman has been receiving a payment referred to in paragraph (b) continuously since before 1 November 1986; and
(d) before 1 November 1986 the woman was also receiving a social security benefit.
Note 1: For armed services widow see subsection 4(1).
Note 2: A widow receiving a payment under the Veterans' Entitlements Act who is not covered by paragraph (b) may be paid at a lower rate--see subsection 1068(3).
(3A) A jobseeker payment is not payable to a man if:
(a) the man is an armed services widower; and
(b) the man is receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans' Entitlements Act at a rate determined under or by reference to subsection 30(1) of that Act.
Note: For armed services widower see subsection 4(1).
(3B) A jobseeker payment is not payable to a person if:
(a) the person is an armed services widow or armed services widower; and
(b) the person is receiving the weekly amount mentioned in paragraph 234(1)(b) of the MRCA (including a reduced weekly amount because of a choice under section 236 of the MRCA) or has received a lump sum mentioned in subsection 236(5) of the MRCA.
Note 1: For armed services widow and armed services widower see subsection 4(1).
Note 2: For MRCA see subsection 23(1).
(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), a jobseeker payment is not payable to a person for a period if a payment has been or may be made in respect of the person for that period under:
(a) a prescribed educational scheme other than the ABSTUDY Scheme to the extent that it applies to part - time students; or
(b) the scheme to provide an allowance known as the Maintenance Allowance for Refugees; or
(ba) the scheme to provide an allowance known as the Adult Migrant Education Program Living Allowance; or
(bb) the scheme to provide an allowance known as the English as a Second Language Allowance to the extent that the scheme applies to full - time students.
Note: For prescribed educational scheme see section 5.
(5) If:
(a) a person may enrol in a full - time course of education; and
(b) a payment under a scheme referred to in subsection (4) may be made in respect of the person;
the Secretary may decide that, in spite of subsection (4), jobseeker payment is payable to the person for a period before the person starts the course.
(6) If:
(a) a person enrols in a full - time course of education; and
(c) an application is made for a payment in respect of the person under the ABSTUDY Scheme; and
(d) the person was receiving jobseeker payment immediately before the start of the course;
the Secretary may decide that, in spite of subsection (4), jobseeker payment is payable to the person for the period of 3 weeks commencing on the day on which the course starts.