Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 123TH

  (1)   For the purposes of this Part, a person's priority needs are as follows:

  (a)   food;

  (b)   non - alcoholic beverages;

  (c)   clothing;

  (d)   footwear;

  (e)   basic personal hygiene items;

  (f)   basic household items;

  (g)   housing, including:

  (i)   rent; and

  (ii)   home loan repayments; and

  (iii)   repairs; and

  (iv)   maintenance;

  (h)   household utilities, including:

  (i)   electricity; and

  (ii)   gas; and

  (iii)   water; and

  (iv)   sewerage; and

  (v)   garbage collection; and

  (vi)   fixed - line telephone;

  (i)   rates and land tax;

  (j)   health, including:

  (i)   medical, nursing, dental or other health services; and

  (ii)   pharmacy items; and

  (iii)   the supply, alteration or repair of artificial teeth; and

  (iv)   the supply, alteration or repair of an artificial limb (or part of a limb), artificial eye or hearing aid; and

  (v)   the supply, alteration or repair of a medical or surgical appliance; and

  (vi)   the testing of eyes; and

  (vii)   the prescribing of spectacles or contact lenses; and

  (viii)   the supply of spectacles or contact lenses; and

  (ix)   the management of a disability;

  (k)   child care and development;

  (l)   education and training;

  (m)   items required for the purposes of the person's employment, including:

  (i)   a uniform or other occupational clothing; and

  (ii)   protective footwear; and

  (iii)   tools of trade;

  (n)   funerals;

  (o)   public transport services, where the services are used wholly or partly for purposes in connection with any of the above needs;

  (p)   the acquisition, repair, maintenance or operation of:

  (i)   a motor vehicle; or

  (ii)   a motor cycle; or

  (iii)   a bicycle;

    that is used wholly or partly for purposes in connection with any of the above needs;

  (q)   any thing specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph.

  (2)   For the purposes of this Part, excluded goods or excluded services are not priority needs .