Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) Subsection (2) applies in relation to the implementation of guidelines, or the doing of any other acts, for the purpose of determining the terms of a relevant activity agreement in relation to an approved program of work for income support payment, if the implementation or acts are done in the period:
(a) beginning on 9 July 2007; and
(b) ending 5 years after the commencement of section 1 of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 .
(2) Any such implementation, or other acts, have effect despite any law of the Northern Territory that deals with discrimination.
Northern Territory laws that are not excluded
(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply to a law of the Northern Territory so far as the Minister determines, by legislative instrument, that the law is a law to which subsection (2) does not apply.
Definitions
(4) In this section:
"approved program of work for income support payment" has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1991 .
"relevant activity agreement" means:
(a) a Parenting Payment Activity Agreement (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 ); or
(b) a Youth Allowance Activity Agreement (within the meaning of that Act); or
(c) a Newstart Activity Agreement (within the meaning of that Act); or
(d) a Special Benefit Activity Agreement (within the meaning of that Act);
that is in force between the Secretary and a person who is ordinarily resident in a relevant Northern Territory area within the meaning of Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 .
Reference to acts done includes failure to do an act
(5) In this section, a reference to any acts done includes a reference to any failure to do an act.