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SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 42U

Legislative instruments relating to reasonable excuse

Matters to be taken into account

  (1)   The Secretary must, by legislative instrument, determine matters that the Secretary must take into account in deciding whether a person has a reasonable excuse for committing:

  (a)   a no show no pay failure (see paragraph   42C(4)(a)); or

  (b)   a connection failure (see paragraph   42E(4)(a)); or

  (c)   a reconnection failure (see paragraph   42H(3)(a)); or

  (d)   a serious failure (see paragraph   42N(2)(a)); or

  (e)   a non - attendance failure (see subsection   42SC(2)).

  (2)   To avoid doubt, a determination under subsection   (1) does not limit the matters that the Secretary may take into account in deciding whether the person has a reasonable excuse.

Matters not to be taken into account

  (3)   The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, determine matters that the Secretary must not take into account in deciding whether a person has a reasonable excuse for committing:

  (a)   a no show no pay failure (see paragraph   42C(4)(a)); or

  (b)   a connection failure (see paragraph   42E(4)(a)); or

  (c)   a reconnection failure (see paragraph   42H(3)(a)); or

  (d)   a serious failure (see paragraph   42N(2)(a)); or

  (e)   a non - attendance failure (see subsection   42SC(2)).


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