Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1993 No. 36, 1993 - SECT 31

31. Section 539 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting paragraph (1) (ba);

   (b)  by adding at the end of subsection (1) the following Notes: "Note 2:
        If the person is subject to an education leavers waiting period, the
        education leavers waiting period runs concurrently with the ordinary
        waiting period. Note 3: If the person is subject to a newly arrived
        resident's waiting period, the newly arrived resident's waiting period
        runs concurrently with the ordinary waiting period.";

   (c)  by omitting paragraph (2)(c);

   (d)  by adding at the end of subsection (2) the following Notes:

"Note 1: If the person is subject to an education leavers waiting period, the
education leavers waiting period runs concurrently with the unused annual
leave waiting period and the ordinary waiting period. Note 2: If the person is
subject to a newly arrived resident's waiting period, the newly arrived
resident's waiting period runs concurrently with the unused annual leave
waiting period and the ordinary waiting period.";

   (e)  by omitting subsections (2A) and (2B);

   (f)  by omitting paragraph (3)(b).