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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 661A

Qualification for remote engagement program payment

  (1)   A person qualifies for a remote engagement program payment for a period if, throughout the period:

  (a)   the person is receiving a qualifying remote income support payment; and

  (b)   the person is receiving employment services from a remote engagement program provider; and

  (c)   the Secretary is satisfied that the person has agreed to participate, and is participating, in a remote engagement placement for at least 15 hours per week under the remote engagement program; and

  (d)   the person satisfies the qualification requirements (if any) determined by the Minister under paragraph   (2)(c).

Note:   For qualifying remote income support payment see section   661B.

  (2)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine one or more of the following:

  (a)   an arrangement to be the remote engagement program;

  (b)   a part of the remote engagement program to be a remote engagement placement under the program;

  (c)   a qualification requirement for the purposes of paragraph   (1)(d).


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