Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsParenting payment
(1) An employment pathway plan under Subdivision A, that is in force in relation to a person who is receiving parenting payment, must not require the person to participate in an approved program of work for income support payment if:
(a) either:
(i) if the person's rate of parenting payment is worked out under the Pension PP (Single) Rate Calculator in section 1068A of the 1991 Act--because of the application of Module E of that rate calculator, the person is receiving parenting payment at a rate that has been reduced; or
(ii) if the person's rate of parenting payment is worked out under the Benefit PP (Partnered) Rate Calculator in section 1068B of the 1991 Act--because of the application of Module D of that rate calculator, the person is receiving parenting payment at a rate that has been reduced; or
(b) the person is at least 50 years of age and is not a person to whom subsection 28(4) of the 1991 Act applies.
Youth allowance
(2) An employment pathway plan under Subdivision A, that is in force in relation to a person who is receiving a youth allowance, must not require the person to participate in an approved program of work for income support payment if:
(a) the person is under 18 years of age; or
(b) the person is undertaking full - time study (see section 541B of the 1991 Act); or
(c) because of the application of one or more Modules of the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator in section 1067G of the 1991 Act, the person is receiving the youth allowance at a rate that has been reduced; or
(d) the program of work requires the person to move from a home in one place to a home in another place.
Jobseeker payment
(3) An employment pathway plan under Subdivision A, that is in force in relation to a person who is receiving a jobseeker payment, must not require the person to participate in an approved program of work for income support payment if:
(a) because of the application of Module G of Benefit Rate Calculator B in section 1068 of the 1991 Act, the person is receiving the jobseeker payment at a rate that has been reduced; or
(b) the person is at least 50 years of age and is not a person to whom subsection 28(4) of the 1991 Act applies.
Special benefit
(4) An employment pathway plan under Subdivision A, that is in force in relation to a person who is receiving a special benefit, must not require the person to participate in an approved program of work for income support payment if:
(a) the person is under 18 years of age; or
(b) the person or the person's partner has income; or
(c) the person is at least 50 years of age and is not a person to whom subsection 28(4) of the 1991 Act applies.