Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1992 No. 81, 1992 - SECT 39

39. Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of "assurance of support
debt" and substituting the following definition:

" 'assurance of support debt' means a debt due and payable by a person to the
Commonwealth because of the operation of:

   (a)  subregulation 165(1) of the Migration Regulations as in force on or
        before 19 December 1991; or

   (b)  Regulation 164C of the Migration Regulations as in force after 19
        December 1991; or

   (c)  any provision of the Migration Regulations as in force after 19
        December 1991 that has substantially the same effect as the regulation
        referred to in paragraph (b); in respect of the payment to another
        person of:

   (d)  job search allowance under Part 2.11 of this Act; or

   (e)  newstart allowance under Part 2.12 of this Act; or

   (f)  special benefit under Part 2.15 of this Act; or

   (g)  unemployment benefit under section 116 of the 1947 Act; or

   (h)  job search allowance under section 117A of the 1947 Act; or

   (i)  special benefit under section 129 of the 1947 Act;";

   (b)  by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

" 'assurance of support' means an assurance of support within the meaning of
the Migration Regulations.".