•   This Part sets up an income management regime for recipients of certain welfare payments.

•   A person may become subject to the income management regime because:

  (a)   a child protection officer of a State or Territory requires the person to be subject to the income management regime; or

  (b)   the Secretary has determined that the person is a vulnerable welfare payment recipient; or

  (c)   the person meets the criteria relating to disengaged youth; or

  (d)   the person meets the criteria relating to long - term welfare payment recipients; or

  (e)   the person, or the person's partner, has a child who does not meet school enrolment requirements; or

  (f)   the person, or the person's partner, has a child who has unsatisfactory school attendance; or

  (g)   the Queensland Commission requires the person to be subject to the income management regime; or

  (ga)   an officer or employee of a recognised State/Territory authority requires the person to be subject to the income management regime; or

  (h)   the person voluntarily agrees to be subject to the income management regime.

•   A person who is subject to the income management regime will have an income management account.

•   Amounts will be deducted from the person's welfare payments and credited to the person's income management account.

•   Amounts will be debited from the person's income management account for the purposes of enabling the Secretary to take action directed towards meeting the priority needs of:

  (a)   the person; and

  (b)   the person's children (if any); and

  (c)   the person's partner (if any); and

  (d)   any other dependants of the person.