Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018 (26 of 2018)

Schedule 5   Cessation of sickness allowance

Part 1   Amendments commencing 20 March 2020

Social Security Act 1991

13   Subsection 598(4)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(4) If:

(a) a person becomes qualified for austudy payment; and

(b) because of paragraph 575(2)(a), austudy payment is not payable to the person while the person is subject to a liquid assets test waiting period; and

(c) within the liquid assets test waiting period referred to in paragraph (b):

(i) the person becomes incapacitated for study; and

(ii) the person claims jobseeker payment; and

(d) subparagraph 593(1)(a)(iii) applies in relation to the person;

the liquid assets test waiting period in relation to the claim for jobseeker payment starts on the day on which the person becomes qualified for austudy payment.