Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 85AA

Resumption of payment after suspension

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a person's social security payment is suspended under section   80; and

  (b)   the suspension is attributable to the person's failure to give the Secretary a proof of life certificate in compliance with a notice under subsection   63(2AB); and

  (c)   either:

  (i)   a proof of life certificate relating to the person is given to the Secretary; or

  (ii)   the person enters Australia; and

  (d)   if subparagraph   (c)(i) applies--the proof of life certificate was completed during the 26 - week period ending when the certificate was given to the Secretary;

the Secretary must:

  (e)   under section   126, review the suspension of the person's social security payment; and

  (f)   as a result of the review, determine that the social security payment is payable to the person as if the payment had never been suspended.

Resumption of payment after cancellation

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a person's social security payment is cancelled under section   80; and

  (b)   the cancellation is attributable to the person's failure to give the Secretary a proof of life certificate in compliance with a notice under subsection   63(2AB); and

  (c)   a proof of life certificate relating to the person is given to the Secretary; and

  (d)   the proof of life certificate was completed during the 12 - month period ending when the certificate was given to the Secretary;

the Secretary may:

  (e)   under section   126, review the cancellation of the person's social security payment; and

  (f)   as a result of the review, determine that the social security payment is payable to the person as if the payment had never been cancelled.