Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (59 of 2015)

Schedule 2   Final arrangements etc.

Part 2   Transitional provisions

Division 7   Social security

373   Australian residence

(1) This item applies in relation to:

(a) qualification for, and payability of, a social security payment in respect of a period; or

(b) qualification for a concession card in respect of a period;

if the period began at or after the final transition time.

(2) For the purposes of the following provisions of the Social Security Act 1991:

(a) subsection 7(2) (Australian resident);

(b) subsection 7(5) (qualifying Australian residence);

(c) Part 2.2 (age pension);

(d) Part 2.3 (disability support pension);

(e) Part 2.7 (bereavement allowance);

(f) Part 2.8 (widow B pension);

(g) Part 2.10 (parenting payment);

(h) Part 2.11 (youth allowance);

(i) Part 2.12 (newstart allowance);

residence of a claimant on Norfolk Island before the final transition time is taken to have been residence in Australia.