Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 123S

  (1)   If:

  (a)   under a provision of the social security law (other than a provision of this Part), the Secretary gives a notice to a person who has a correspondence nominee; and

  (b)   the notice requires the person:

  (i)   to attend the Department; or

  (ii)   to attend a particular place; and

  (c)   the Secretary informs the person's correspondence nominee of the giving of the notice;

the correspondence nominee may attend the Department or place, as the case may be, with the person if the person so wishes.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   under a provision of the social security law (other than a provision of this Part), the Secretary gives a notice to a person who has a correspondence nominee; and

  (b)   the notice requires the person to undergo a medical, psychiatric or psychological examination;

the correspondence nominee may accompany the person while the examination is being conducted:

  (c)   if the person so wishes; and

  (d)   to the extent to which the person conducting the examination consents.

  (3)   If a person's correspondence nominee is a body corporate, the last reference in subsection   (1) or (2) to the correspondence nominee is to be read as a reference to an officer or employee of the correspondence nominee.