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SOCIAL SECURITY (BUDGET AND OTHER MEASURES) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1993 No. 121, 1993 - SECT 76

Rate reduction of certain pensions, benefits and allowances where periodic compensation payments received
76. Section 1168 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the following paragraph:

"(b) the person is qualified for a compensation affected payment for the
periodic payments period; and";

   (b)  by omitting from paragraph (1)(c) "qualified for a pension, benefit or
        allowance" and substituting "receiving a compensation affected
        payment";

   (c)  by omitting from Note 2 to subsection (1) "qualified for a pension,
        benefit or allowance referred to in subsection (1)" and substituting
        "receiving a compensation affected payment";

   (d)  by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following Note:

"Note 3: Subsection (1) can apply to both members of a couple so as to reduce
both their social security payments. For example, if a wife pensioner receives
periodic compensation payments and her partner is receiving a disability
support pension, subsection (1) applies to the wife pensioner to reduce her
pension and to the partner to reduce his pension.";

   (e)  by inserting in column 4 of item 2 of the Reduction Table in
        subsection
(3) "SNDSWP" after "SNDSP";

   (f)  by inserting in column 4 of item 3 of the Reduction Table in
        subsection
(3) "SNDSWP" after "SNDSP";

   (g)  by inserting in column 3 of item 4 of the Reduction Table in
        subsection
(3) "DSWP" after "SSB";

   (h)  by inserting in column 3 of item 4 of the Reduction Table in
        subsection
(3) "SNDSWP" after "SNDSP";

   (i)  by inserting in column 4 of item 4 of the Reduction Table in
        subsection
(3) "SNDSWP" after "SNDSP";

   (j)  by inserting in column 3 of item 5 of the Reduction Table in
        subsection
(3) "DSWP" after "SSB";

   (k)  by inserting in column 3 of item 5 of the Reduction Table in
        subsection
(3) "SNDSWP" after "SNDSP";

   (l)  by inserting in column 4 of item 5 of the Reduction Table in
        subsection
(3) "SNDSWP" after "SNDSP";

   (m)  by omitting from column 4 of items 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reduction
        Table
in subsection (3) "WP" and substituting "DSWP";

   (n)  by omitting from the Key to the Reduction Table in subsection (3) "WP
        = wife pension" and substituting "DSWP = disability support wife
        pension";

   (o)  by inserting in the Key to the Reduction Table in subsection (3)
        "SNDSWP = special needs disability support wife pension" after "SNDSP
        = special needs disability support pension". 


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