Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1989 No. 83, 1989 - SECT 24

24. Section 237A of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

"(1A) Where:

   (a)  after the commencement of this section, a married person (in this
        subsection called the 'eligible person') who has attained the age of
        18 years commences employment;

   (b)  immediately before the eligible person commenced the employment:

        (i)    the eligible person's spouse was in receipt of unemployment
               benefit and either:

                (A)  the rate of that unemployment benefit was worked out
                     taking into account an amount under subsection 118 (2) in
                     respect of the eligible person; or (B) the eligible
                     person was in receipt of special benefit or sickness
                     benefit; and

        (ii)   the eligible person's spouse had been a qualified beneficiary
               for a continuous period of at least 12 months;

   (c)  the income earned by the eligible person in respect of the employment
        results in unemployment benefit ceasing to be payable to the eligible
        person's spouse;

   (d)  in the opinion of the Secretary, the employment is likely to continue
        for more than 4 weeks; and

   (e)  the eligible person has not, within the last 12 months, received a
        payment under this section;
the eligible person is entitled to an employment entry payment of $100.";
(b) by inserting in paragraph (2) (b) "or (1A)" after "subsection (1)";
(c) by inserting in subsection (3) ", (1A)" after "subsections (1)".
Commencement: 1 February 1989