Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1994 No. 109, 1994 - SECT 39

39. Sections 67A and 67B of the Principal Act are repealed and the following
sections are substituted: Secretary may request recipient to give statement of
recipient's tax file number

"67A.(1) If a recipient of an age pension is in Australia, the Secretary may
request but not compel the recipient:

   (a)  if the recipient has a tax file number-to give the Secretary a written
        statement of the recipient's tax file number; or

   (b)  if the recipient does not have a tax file number:

        (i)    to apply to the Commissioner of Taxation for a tax file number;
               and

        (ii)   to give the Secretary a written statement of the recipient's
               tax file number after the Commissioner of Taxation has issued
               it.



"(2) An age pension is not payable to a recipient if, at the end of the period
of 28 days after a request is made:

   (a)  the recipient has failed to satisfy the request; and

   (b)  the Secretary has not exempted the recipient from having to satisfy
        the request. Note: In some cases the request can be satisfied by
        giving the Secretary a declaration by the recipient about the
        recipient's tax file number and an authority by the recipient to the
        Commissioner of Taxation to give the Secretary certain information
        about the recipient's tax file number (see subsections 46A(2) and
        (3)).

Secretary may request recipient to give statement of partner's tax file number

"67B.(1) If:

   (a)  an age pension recipient is a member of a couple; and

   (b)  the recipient's partner is in Australia; the Secretary may request but
        not compel the recipient to give the Secretary a written statement of
        the tax file number of the recipient's partner.



"(2) An age pension is not payable to a recipient if, at the end of the period
of 28 days after a request is made:

   (a)  the recipient has failed to satisfy the request; and

   (b)  the Secretary has not exempted the recipient from having to satisfy
        the request. Note 1: In some cases the request can be satisfied by
        giving the Secretary a declaration by the partner about the partner's
        tax file number and an authority by the partner to the Commissioner of
        Taxation to give the Secretary certain information about the partner's
        tax file number (see subsections 46B(2) and (3)). Note 2: The
        Secretary may waive the request in some cases (see subsection
        46B(4)).".