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SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 123SH

Termination of voluntary enhanced income management agreement

Termination by request

  (1)   If a voluntary enhanced income management agreement in relation to a person is in force, the person may, by written notice given to the Secretary, request the Secretary to terminate the agreement.

  (2)   However, a person may make a request under subsection   (1) only if the agreement has been in force for at least 13 weeks.

  (3)   The Secretary must comply with a request made in accordance with subsections   (1) and (2) by terminating the agreement as soon as practicable after receiving the request.

Other grounds for termination

  (4)   If:

  (a)   a voluntary enhanced income management agreement in relation to a person is in force; and

  (b)   any of the following events occur:

  (i)   the person ceases to be an eligible recipient of a category A welfare payment;

  (ii)   in a case where the person has a Part   3B payment nominee--that nominee ceases to be subject to the enhanced income management regime or ceases to be subject to the income management regime (within the meaning of Part   3B);

  (iii)   the person becomes subject to the enhanced income management regime under section   123SC, 123SCA, 123SCB, 123SCC, 123SCJ, 123SCL, 123SD or 123SDA;

the Secretary must terminate the agreement as soon as practicable after the occurrence of the event.

Limit on new voluntary enhanced income management agreements

  (5)   If a voluntary enhanced income management agreement in relation to a person is terminated under this section, the Secretary must not enter into another voluntary enhanced income management agreement with the person within 21 days after the termination.



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