Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act:
"activity supplement" means the supplement payable under Part 3.
"allowable absence" has the meaning given by subsection 53(1).
"Australia" , when used in a geographical sense, includes Norfolk Island, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island.
"Benefit Rate Calculator B" means the Benefit Rate Calculator B in Part 3.6 of the Social Security Act.
"conduct failure" has the meaning given by section 73.
"eligible family member" has the same meaning as family member has for the purposes of subsection 7(6AA) of the Social Security Act.
"farm asset" has the meaning given by subsections 35(1) and (2).
"farm enterprise" means an enterprise carried on within any of the agricultural, horticultural, pastoral, apicultural or aquacultural industries.
"farmer" means an individual who:
(a) has a right or interest in land; and
(b) uses the land wholly or mainly for the purposes of a farm enterprise.
"farm financial assessment" is an assessment of:
(a) the financial position of:
(i) the farm enterprise; and
(ii) the person for whom the assessment is conducted; and
(b) options to improve that person's financial position.
"farm financial assessment supplement" means the supplement payable under Division 3 of Part 4.
"farm household allowance" means the allowance payable under Part 2.
"FHA supplement" means a supplement payable under Part 4A.
"financial improvement agreement" means an agreement entered into under Division 3 of Part 2.
"former refugee" has the meaning given by subsection 7(1) of the Social Security Act.
"maximum amount of activity supplement" means the maximum amount of activity supplement prescribed by, or worked out in accordance with, Minister's rules made for the purposes of paragraph 82(1)(a).
"maximum exemption period" has the meaning given by section 32.
"meets the 4 years or less requirement" has the meaning given by subsection 6(1A).
"Minister's rules" means the rules made under subsection 106(1).
"newly arrived resident's waiting period" means a newly arrived resident's waiting period under section 42.
"non-farm asset" has the meaning given by subsection 35(3).
"period of absence" has the meaning given by section 50.
"portability period" has the meaning given by subsection 53(2).
"qualification failure" has the meaning given by section 71.
"qualifying period" has the meaning given by subsection 89B(2).
"refugee" has the meaning given by subsection 7(6B) of the Social Security Act.
"registered training organisation" has the same meaning as in the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 .
"relief payment" means an amount payable under Part 4B.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department.
"Secretary's rules" means the rules made under subsection 106(2).
"service provider" for an activity means the person who provides the activity.
"Social Security Act" means the Social Security Act 1991 .
"Social Security Administration Act" means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 .
"Social Security Department" means the Department administered by the Social Security Minister.
"Social Security Minister" means the Minister administering the Data - matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990 .
"Social Security Secretary" means the Secretary of the Social Security Department.
"specified 10 year period" has the meaning given by subsection 6(1).
"this Act" includes the Minister's rules and the Secretary's rules.
"value" includes the meaning given by section 36.
"water access entitlement" has the meaning given by section 35A.
"water allocation" has the meaning given by section 35A.
"water entitlement right" has the meaning given by section 35A.
"water resource" has the meaning given by section 35A.
"Youth Allowance Rate Calculator" means the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator in Part 3.5 of the Social Security Act.
Expressions used in the Social Security Act
(2) An expression that is used in the Social Security Act or a part of that Act has the same meaning, when used in this Act, as in that Act or part (subject to subsection (1) and Part 5 of this Act).
(3) The Minister's rules may prescribe expressions to which subsection (2) does not apply.