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Policy

Social Security Guide, 3.11.14, Consequences for not meeting mutual obligation requirements - CDP job seeker compliance framework

Legislation

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Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

• section 42C, No Show, No Pay failures
• section 42E, Connection failures
• section 42G, Reconnection requirements
• section 42J, Further reconnection requirements
• section 42H, Reconnection failures
• section 42M, Serious failure for persistent non-compliance
• section 42N, Serious failure for refusing or failing to accept an offer of suitable employment
• section 42SA, Immediate non-payment of participation payment for certain failures
• section 42SB, Suspension of payments for certain failures
• section 42SC, Non-attendance failures
• section 42UA, Prior notification of excuse

Serious failure start dates and durations of serious failure periods

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, section 42P, Consequences of serious failure

Waiver re-engagement appointments

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, section 42R, Determining that participation payments payable during a serious failure period

Serious hardship provisions

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

• section 42Q, Ending serious failure periods
• section 42S, Unemployment resulting from a voluntary act or misconduct

Unemployment Non-Payment Period hardship provisions

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, section 42S(4), Ending unemployment non-payment periods

Participation suspension and restoration of payment following a suspension failure

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

• section 80, Cancellation or suspension determination
• section 85, Resumption of payment after cancellation or suspension