Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (BUDGET AND OTHER MEASURES) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1993 No. 121, 1993 - SECT 17

17. Section 601 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 602 (certain persons over 50);

   (b)  section 603 (persons attending training camps in remote areas);

   (c)  section 603A (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".