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Policy

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

Social Security Guide, 3.11.13, Consequences for not meeting mutual obligation requirements - targeted compliance framework

Legislation

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Targeted Compliance Framework

Mutual obligation failure

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  • section 42AC, Person commits a mutual obligation failure
  • section 42AF(1), Participation Payment not payable
  • section 42AL, Suspension period
  • section 42AM, Reconnection requirements
  • section 42AM(3) and (4), Failure to comply with reconnection requirement - payment cancelled
  • section 42AI, Reasonable excuse
  • section 42AJ, Prior contact
  • section 42AF(2), Persistent mutual obligation failure - payment reduced or cancelled
  • section 42AN, Reduction period and payment reduction amount
  • section 42AP(2), Cancellation date of effect
  • section 42AP(5), Post cancellation non-payment period

Social Security (Parenting payment participation requirements - classes of persons) Instrument 2018 (No. 1)

Social Security (Administration) (Non-Compliance) Determination 2018 (No. 1)

Social Security (Administration) (Reasonable Excuse - Participation Payments) Determination 2018

Work refusal failure

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  • section 42AD, Person commits a work refusal failure
  • section 42AG(2), Reasonable excuse
  • section 42AG(1), Participation Payment not payable
  • section 42AL, Suspension period
  • section 42AM, Reconnection requirements
  • section 42AM(3) and (4), Failure to comply with reconnection requirement - payment cancelled
  • section 42AG(2), Determination to cancel payment as a result of work refusal failure
  • section 42AP(2), Cancellation date of effect
  • section 42AP(5), Post cancellation non-payment period

Unemployment failure

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  • section 42AE, Person commits an unemployment failure
  • section 42AE(3), Reasonable excuse
  • section 42AH(1), Determination to cancel payment
  • section 42AP(2), Cancellation date of effect
  • section 42AP(5), Post cancellation non-payment period
  • section 42AH(2) and 42AO, Unemployment preclusion periods at new claim (Start Date)

Job Seeker Compliance Framework

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  • section 42C, No Show, No Pay failures
  • section 42E, Connection failures
  • section 42SC, Non-attendance 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 42U, Reasonable excuse
  • 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

Declared program participant

Social Security Act 1991, section 28C, Declared program participants