Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC RESPONSE PACKAGE (PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS) ACT 2020 - SECT 7

  (1)   The rules may make provision for and in relation to :

  (a)   one or more kinds of payments by the Commonwealth to an entity in respect of a time that occurs during the prescribed period ; and

  (b)   the establishment of a scheme providing for matters relating to one or more of those payments , and matters relating to such a scheme .

Paragraphs   ( a) and (b) do not limit each other.

  (1A)   The rules may also make provision for and in relation to:

  (a)   one or more kinds of payments by the Commonwealth to an entity in respect of a time that occurs during the relevant period, being payments that are primarily for the purpose of:

  (i)   improving the prospects of individuals getting employment in Australia; or

  (ii)   increasing workforce participation in Australia; and

  (b)   the establishment of a scheme providing for matters relating to one or more of those payments, and matters relating to such a scheme.

Paragraphs   (a) and (b) do not limit each other.

  (1B)   The rules may also make provision for and in relation to:

  (a)   one or more kinds of payments by the Commonwealth to an entity in respect of a time that occurs during the period beginning on 1   July 2021 and ending on 31   December 2022, being payments that are for the purpose of providing financial support to entities that are adversely affected by restrictions imposed under a public health order of a State or Territory to prevent or control the transmission of the coronavirus known as COVID - 19; and

  (b)   the establishment of a scheme providing for matters relating to one or more of those payments, and matters relating to such a scheme.

Paragraphs   (a) and (b) do not limit each other.

  ( 2)   Without limiting subsections   (1) , (1A) and (1B) , t he rules may make provision for and in relation to the following matters :

  (a )   the eligibility criteria for a payment;

  (b )   if or how an application for a payment may or must be made ;

  (c )   whether a payment is to be paid in instalments or as a lump sum;

  ( d )   entitlement to a payment or an instalment of a payment ;

  (e )   the amount of a payment or an instalment of a payment;

  ( f )   when a payment or an instalment of a payment is payable;

  (g )   conditions applying to a payment or an instalment of a payment ;

  (h )   providing information or notices ;

  (i )   rights, obligations or liabilities of :

  (i)   an entity that is paid a payment; or

  (ii)   an entity that directly benefits from another entity being paid a payment; or

  (i ii )   if the entitlement of an entity to a payment relates to a relationship existing between the entity and another entity --the other entity.

Paragraphs   ( a) to ( i ) do not limit each other .