Refusing or failing to accept a suitable job offer 001-10100000
Policy
Targeted Compliance Framework
Social Security Guide, 3.11.13.30, Types of failures
Social Security Guide, 3.11.13.40, Suspensions, demerits & reconnection
Social Security Guide, 3.11.13.50, Financial penalties
Social Security Guide, 3.11.15, Reasonable excuse
Job Seeker Compliance Framework
Social Security Guide, 3.11.14.10, Types of failures & penalties
Social Security Guide, 3.11.14.40, Serious failures & penalties
Social Security Guide, 3.11.14.50, Compliance failures & penalties - general rules
Social Security Guide, 3.11.14.60, Compliance activities
Legislation
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Targeted Compliance Framework
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
Social Security (Administration) (Non-Compliance) Determination 2018 (No. 1)
Job Seeker Compliance Framework
Social Security (Administration) Act, 1999
- section 42N, Serious failure for refusing or failing to accept an offer of suitable employment
- section 42U, Reasonable excuse
- section 42UA, Prior notification of excuse
- section 42P, Consequences of serious failure
- section 42R, Determining that participation payments payable during a serious failure period
- section 42Q, Ending serious failure period
- section 42S, Unemployment resulting from a voluntary act or misconduct
Declared program participant
Social Security Act 1991, section 28C, Declared program participants
Reasonable Excuse
Social Security (Administration) (Reasonable Excuse - Participation Payments) Determination 2018