Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (BUDGET AND OTHER MEASURES) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1993 No. 121, 1993 - SECT 12

12. Section 522 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting from subsection (1) "subsection (3)" and substituting
        "subsections (1A) and (3)";

   (b)  by inserting after subsection (1) the following Note and subsections:

"Note: For situations in which a person is not required to satisfy the
activity test see:

   (a)  section 523 (persons attending training camps);

   (b)  section 524 (certain allowees under 18 engaged in voluntary work);

   (c)  section 524A (certain allowees between 18 and 50 engaged in voluntary
        work);

   (d)  section 525 (certain allowees over 50 engaged in voluntary work);

   (e)  section 525AA (special circumstances).

"(1A) The Secretary may notify a person that the person must apply for a
particular number of advertised job vacancies in the period specified in the
notice.

"(1B) If the person fails to take reasonable steps to comply with the notice
under subsection (1A), the person is taken to not satisfy the activity test in
respect of the period specified in the notice.

"(1C) A person is taken to have applied for a job vacancy as required under
the notice under subsection (1A) only if the person gives the Secretary a
written statement from the employer concerned that confirms that the person
applied for the job vacancy.

"(1D) The statement from the employer must be in a form approved by the
Secretary.

"(1E) Subsection (1C) does not apply to a person if the Secretary is satisfied
that there are special circumstances in which it is not reasonable to expect
the person to give the statement referred to in that subsection.";

   (c)  by inserting after sub-subparagraph (2)(a)(ii)(B) the following
        sub-subparagraph:

"(BA) participate in a rehabilitation program; or";

   (d)  by omitting the Note to subsection (3) and substituting the following
        subsections:

"(4) A person also satisfies the activity test in respect of a period if,
throughout the period, the person is taking reasonable steps to comply with
the terms of a Job Search Activity Agreement between the CES and the person.

"(5) If a person fails to take reasonable steps to comply, throughout a
period, with the terms of a Job Search Activity Agreement between the CES and
the person, the person cannot be taken to satisfy the activity test in respect
of the period in spite of any compliance of the person with subsection (1).".