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

Schedule 1   Creation of the jobseeker payment

Part 1   Main amendments

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

346   Saving provisions - definitions

(1) Despite the amendments made by this Part, paragraph 5(20A)(c) and subparagraph 5F(e)(iii) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to working out if a person was the principal carer of a child, or was a secondary pupil child of another person, at a time before that commencement.

(2) Despite the amendments made by this Part, subsections 7(6), (6AA) and (7) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to working out whether a person has a qualifying residence exemption, or is exempt from the residence requirement, for newstart allowance in relation to days before that commencement.

(3) Despite the amendments made by this Part, section 14A of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a claim for newstart allowance made before that commencement.

(4) Despite the amendments made by this Part, section 16A of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to working out a person's seasonal work preclusion period under that section if the person made a claim for newstart allowance before the commencement of this item.

(5) Despite the amendments made by this Part, sections 19C and 19D of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to working out whether a person was in severe financial hardship in relation to days before that commencement.