SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 99 Automatic rate reduction—recipient complying with subsection 68(2) notice

Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Automatic rate reduction—recipient 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 informs 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 following paragraphs have effect:

(g): if the person's rate of payment is reduced during the instalment period (the first period ) following the instalment period in which the event or change of circumstances occurs, the payment becomes payable to the person at the reduced rate immediately after the end of the instalment period in which the event or change occurs;
(h): if the person's rate of payment is not reduced during the first period, the payment becomes payable to the person at the reduced rate immediately after the end of the notification period.

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