Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person is qualified for a mobility allowance advance if:
(a) the person is receiving mobility allowance; and
(b) the person has requested the advance; and
(c) the Secretary is satisfied that the person will continue to be qualified for mobility allowance for at least 26 weeks from the day on which the person receives the advance; and
(d) if the person has previously received a mobility allowance advance, a period of not less than 12 months has elapsed since the person last received a mobility allowance advance.
(2) If a person has previously received a mobility allowance advance, a request is not effective for the purpose of paragraph (1)(b) if it was made within 11 months after the person received a mobility allowance advance.
(3) The amount of the advance is calculated by multiplying the mobility allowance rate by 13.
(4) For the purpose of subsection (3):
"mobility allowance rate" is the rate of mobility allowance on the advance payday.