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SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 100

Automatic rate reduction—recipient not complying with subsection 68(2) notice
If:

(a)
a person who is receiving a social security payment is given a notice under subsection 68(2); and

(b)
the notice requires the person to inform the Department of the occurrence of an event or change of circumstances within a specified period (the notification period ); and

(c)
the event or change of circumstances occurs; and

(d)
the person does not inform the Department of the occurrence of the event or change of circumstances within the notification period in accordance with the notice; and

(e)
because of the occurrence of the event or change of circumstances, the rate of the social security payment is to be reduced; and

(f)
the person's rate of payment is not reduced before the end of the instalment period for the person that is current when the event or change of circumstances occurs;

the social security payment becomes payable to the person at the reduced rate on the day on which the event or change of circumstances occurs.



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