Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1187

  (1)   If:

  (a)   an instalment of:

  (ia)   age pension; or

  (i)   disability support pension; or

  (iii)   carer payment; or

  (iv)   parenting payment; or

  (vi)   special needs pension;

    is payable to a person during an instalment period; and

  (b)   a payment under a self - employment program is payable to the person during that instalment period;

the rate of the payment referred to in paragraph   (a) is to be reduced under this Part.

  (1A)   If:

  (a)   a payment of:

  (ii)   jobseeker payment; or

  (iv)   special benefit;

    is payable to a person during an instalment period; and

  (b)   a payment under a self - employment program is payable to the person during that instalment period;

the rate of the payment referred to in paragraph   (a) is to be reduced under this Part.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   an instalment of:

  (ia)   age pension; or

  (i)   disability support pension;

    is payable to a person during an instalment period; and

  (b)   a payment under a self - employment program is payable to the person during that instalment period; and

  (c)   an instalment of carer payment in respect of the person is payable to the person's partner during an instalment period;

the rate of the partner's payment is to be reduced under this Part.