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SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (WELFARE PAYMENT REFORM) ACT 2007 (NO. 130, 2007) - SECT 4

Racial Discrimination Act--Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act

             (1)  Subsections (2) and (3) apply to:

                     (a)  the provisions of Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 ; and

                     (b)  any acts done under or for the purposes of:

                              (i)  those provisions; or

                             (ii)  the income management regime;

in relation to:

                     (c)  a person who is, or is potentially, subject to the income management regime under section 123UB of that Act (relevant Northern Territory area); or

                     (d)  a person in the Northern Territory who is, or is potentially, subject to the income management regime under section 123UD or 123UE of that Act (school enrolment and attendance); or

                     (e)  a person who is subject to the income management regime under section 123UF of that Act (Queensland Commission).

             (2)  To the extent that this subsection applies, the provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(a), and any acts referred to in paragraph (1)(b), are, for the purposes of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 , special measures.

             (3)  To the extent that this subsection applies, the provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(a), and any acts referred to in paragraph (1)(b), are excluded from the operation of Part II of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 .

             (4)  The following are, for the purposes of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 , special measures:

                     (a)  any acts done by the Queensland Commission in relation to the giving of:

                              (i)  a notice referred to in paragraph 123UF(1)(b) or (2)(c) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 ; or

                             (ii)  a notice referred to in paragraph 123YM(2)(c) or 123YN(2)(c) of that Act; or

                            (iii)  a direction referred to in section 123ZK of that Act;

                     (b)  any provisions of any laws made by, or any acts done by, Queensland in relation to the establishment or operation of the Queensland Commission.

             (5)  The following are excluded from the operation of Part II of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 :

                     (a)  any acts done by the Queensland Commission in relation to the giving of:

                              (i)  a notice referred to in paragraph 123UF(1)(b) or (2)(c) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 ; or

                             (ii)  a notice referred to in paragraph 123YM(2)(c) or 123YN(2)(c) of that Act; or

                            (iii)  a direction referred to in section 123ZK of that Act;

                     (b)  any provisions of any laws made by, or any acts done by, Queensland in relation to the establishment or operation of the Queensland Commission.

Definitions etc.

             (6)  In this section:

"Queensland Commission" has the meaning given by section 123TC of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 .

             (7)  In this section, a reference to any acts done includes a reference to any failure to do an act.



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