Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 123TB

    The objects of this Part are as follows:

  (a)   to reduce immediate hardship and deprivation by ensuring that the whole or part of certain welfare payments is directed to meeting the priority needs of:

  (i)   the recipient of the welfare payment; and

  (ii)   the recipient's children (if any); and

  (iii)   the recipient's partner (if any); and

  (iv)   any other dependants of the recipient;

  (b)   to ensure that recipients of certain welfare payments are given support in budgeting to meet priority needs;

  (c)   to reduce the amount of certain welfare payments available to be spent on alcoholic beverages, gambling, tobacco products and pornographic material;

  (d)   to reduce the likelihood that recipients of welfare payments will be subject to harassment and abuse in relation to their welfare payments;

  (e)   to encourage socially responsible behaviour, including in relation to the care and education of children;

  (f)   to improve the level of protection afforded to welfare recipients and their families.