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SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 1) 1995 No. 104, 1995 - SCHEDULE 6

                          SCHEDULE 6                    Section 4

AMENDMENTS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 RELATING TO
PAYMENT OF JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCE, NEWSTART ALLOWANCE AND
SPECIAL BENEFIT TO PEOPLE UNDERTAKING FULL-TIME STUDY 1. After section 522:
Insert: Relief from activity test-persons to whom subsection 532(6) applies
"522A. If: (a) job search allowance is payable to a person because of
subsection 532(6); and (b) the person has commenced the full-time course of
education referred to in paragraph 532(6)(a); the person is taken to satisfy
the activity test in respect of the period during which the allowance is
payable to the person because of that subsection.". 2. Paragraph 532(6)(b):
Omit the paragraph. 3. Subsection 532(6): Omit all the words from and
including "until", substitute "for the period of 3 weeks commencing on the day
on which the course starts.". 4. After section 602: Insert: Relief from
activity test-persons to whom subsection 614(6) applies "602A. If: (a)
newstart allowance is payable to a person because of subsection 614(6); and
(b) the person has commenced the full-time course of education referred to in
paragraph 614(6)(a); the person is taken to satisfy the activity test in
respect of the period during which the allowance is payable to the person
because of that subsection.". 5. Paragraph 614(6)(b): Omit the paragraph. 6.
Subsection 614(6): Omit all the words from and including "until", substitute
"for the period of 3 weeks commencing on the day on which the course starts.".
7. Subsection 738(1): Omit "subsection (2)", substitute "subsections (2) and
(3)". 8. Subsection 738(2): Omit "notwithstanding", substitute ", in spite
of". 9. Section 738: Add at the end: "(3) If: (a) a person enrols in a
full-time course of education; and (b) an application is made for a payment in
respect of the person under: (i) the AUSTUDY scheme; or (ii) the ABSTUDY
Schooling scheme; or (iii) the ABSTUDY Tertiary scheme; and (c) the person was
receiving special benefit immediately before the start of the course; the
Secretary may decide that, in spite of subsection (1), special benefit is
payable to the person for the period of 3 weeks commencing on the day on which
the course starts.".