Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1992 No. 229, 1992 - SECT 139

139. Section 667 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

"(1) A person is qualified for sickness allowance in respect of a period if:

   (a)  the person is undertaking a rehabilitation program during the period;
        and

   (b)  the program is intended to enhance the person's ability to work; and

   (c)  the person's participation in the program is, or is likely to be, at
        least 6 weeks; and

   (d)  the person's participation in the program is, or is likely, to end
        within the period of 208 weeks after the allowance commences to be
        payable to the person; and

   (e)  subsection (4) or (4A) applies to the person; and

   (f)  subsection (3) does not apply to the person.";

   (b)  by inserting after paragraph (3)(c) the following paragraph:

"(ca) the length of the person's participation in the program is, or is likely
to be, at least 6 weeks; and";

   (c)  by omitting from paragraph (3)(e) "subsection (4)" and substituting
        "subsection (4) or (4A)";

   (d)  by inserting after subsection (4) the following subsection:

"(4A) This subsection applies to a person during a period if:

   (a)  before the period begins, the person has turned 15 but has not turned
        16; and

   (b)  the person satisfies paragraphs 666(1A)(f), (g) and (h).".