Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 58, 1988 - SECT 11

11. (1) Section 118 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after
subsection (2) the following subsection:

"(2A) A person who is temporarily absent from Australia shall be treated, for
the purposes of subsection (2), as if the person were in Australia:

   (a)  if the period of temporary absence is not longer than 3
        months-throughout that period; or

   (b)  in any other case-throughout the first 3 months of that period.".

(2) Section 118 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting "and" from the end of paragraph (11) (cb);

   (b)  by inserting in paragraph (11) (d) "(other than a child to whom
paragraph (c) applies)" after " dependent child";

   (c)  by adding at the end of subsection (11) the following word and
        paragraph: "; and (e) $17 per week in respect of each dependent child:

        (i)    who is a prescribed student child of the person;

        (ii)   who is a person to whom or in respect of whom payments under
               the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme are being made;

        (iii)  who was, immediately before 1 January 1988, a student child to
               whom or in respect of whom payments under that Scheme were
               being made; and

        (iv)   who was, immediately before that day, a person in respect of
               whom an increase in the maximum rate of prescribed pension was
               applicable.".

(3) Section 118 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by adding at the end of paragraph (11) (cb) "and";

   (b)  by omitting from paragraph (11) (d) "(other than a child to whom
        paragraph (c) applies)";

   (c)  by omitting "and" from the end of paragraph (11) (d);

   (d)  by omitting paragraph (11) (e).