Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Act 2022 (39 of 2022)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1A   Stage 1A amendments

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

48D   After section 123SC

Insert:

123SD Persons subject to the enhanced income management regime - Northern Territory

Disengaged youth

(1) For the purposes of this Part, a person is subject to the enhanced income management regime at a particular time (the test time ) on or after 6 March 2023 if:

(a) immediately before 6 March 2023:

(i) the person was a program participant under Part 3D; and

(ii) the person's usual place of residence was within the Northern Territory; and

(b) at the test time, the person's usual place of residence is within the Northern Territory; and

(c) at the test time, the person is an eligible recipient of a category C welfare payment; and

(d) at the test time, the person is at least 15 years of age and under 25 years of age; and

(e) at the test time, the person is not an exempt welfare payment recipient; and

(f) if, at the test time, the person has a Part 3B payment nominee - that nominee is subject to the enhanced income management regime or is subject to the income management regime (within the meaning of Part 3B); and

(g) the person was an eligible recipient of a category C welfare payment for at least 13 weeks during the 26-week period ending immediately before the test time.

(2) If:

(a) a person is subject to the enhanced income management regime under subsection (1); and

(b) paragraph (1)(b) ceases to apply in relation to the person; and

(c) at the time of that cessation, paragraphs (1)(c), (d), (e) and (f) apply in relation to the person;

then the person remains subject to the enhanced income management regime under subsection (1) until the earlier of the following:

(d) the time paragraph (1)(c), (d), (e) or (f) ceases to apply in relation to the person;

(e) the end of the period of 13 weeks beginning on the day that paragraph (1)(b) ceased to apply in relation to the person.

Long-term welfare payment recipient

(3) For the purposes of this Part, a person is subject to the enhanced income management regime at a particular time (the test time ) on or after 6 March 2023 if:

(a) immediately before 6 March 2023:

(i) the person was a program participant under Part 3D; and

(ii) the person's usual place of residence was within the Northern Territory; and

(b) at the test time, the person's usual place of residence is within the Northern Territory; and

(c) at the test time, the person is an eligible recipient of a category C welfare payment; and

(d) at the test time, the person is at least 25 years of age but has not reached pension age; and

(e) at the test time, the person is not an exempt welfare payment recipient; and

(f) if, at the test time, the person has a Part 3B payment nominee - that nominee is subject to the enhanced income management regime or is subject to the income management regime (within the meaning of Part 3B); and

(g) the person was an eligible recipient of a category C welfare payment for at least 52 weeks during the 104-week period ending immediately before the test time.

(4) If:

(a) a person is subject to the enhanced income management regime under subsection (3); and

(b) paragraph (3)(b) ceases to apply in relation to the person; and

(c) at the time of that cessation, paragraphs (3)(c), (d), (e) and (f) apply in relation to the person;

then the person remains subject to the enhanced income management regime under subsection (3) until the earlier of the following:

(d) the time paragraph (3)(c), (d), (e) or (f) ceases to apply in relation to the person;

(e) the end of the period of 13 weeks beginning on the day that paragraph (3)(b) ceased to apply in relation to the person.