Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 1/10)
Character Range: 1869856–1872726

6                                         Partnered (partner in gaol)                  $5.40

Note 1: For member of a couple, partnered, illness separated couple, respite care couple and partnered (partner in gaol) see section 4.
Note 2: The amounts in column 3 are indexed or adjusted annually in line with CPI increases on 1 January (see sections 1191 to 1194 and 1206A).

Module D—Income test

Effect of ordinary income on maximum payment rate
 1067L‑D1 This is how to work out the effect of:
 (a) a person's ordinary income; and
 (b) the ordinary income of a partner of the person;
on the person's maximum payment rate:

      Method statement
           Step 1. Work out the amount of the person's ordinary income on a fortnightly basis (where appropriate, taking into account the matters provided for in points 1067L‑D2 to 1067L‑D24).
           Step 2. If the person is a member of a couple, work out the partner income free area using point 1067L‑D25.
                  Note: The partner income free area is the maximum amount of ordinary income the person's partner can have without affecting the person's benefit.
           Step 3. Use point 1067L‑D26 to work out the person's partner income excess. (If there is no partner income excess under that point, the person's partner income excess is taken to be nil.)
           Step 4. Use the person's partner income excess to work out the person's partner income reduction using point 1067L‑D27.
           Step 5. Use point 1067L‑D29 to work out the person's ordinary income excess. (If there is no ordinary income excess under that point, the person's ordinary income excess is taken to be nil.)
           Step 6. Use the person's ordinary income excess to work out the person's ordinary income reduction using points 1067L‑D30, 1067L‑D31 and 1067L‑D32.
           Step 7. Add the person's partner income reduction and ordinary income reduction: the result is the person's income reduction referred to in Step 4 of the Method statement in point 1067L‑A1.
Note 1: For ordinary income see subsection 8(1).
Note 2: The application of the income test is affected by provisions concerning the following:
(a) the general concept of ordinary income and the treatment of certain income amounts (Division 1 of Part 3.10);
(b) business income (sections 1074 and 1075);
(c) income from financial assets (including income streams (short term) and certain income streams (long term)) (Division 1B of Part 3.10);
(d) income from income streams not covered by Division 1B of Part 3.10 (Division 1C of Part 3.10);
(e) disposal of income (sections 1106 to 1111).

Ordinary income of members of certain couples
 1067L‑D2 If a person is a member of a couple and the person's partner is receiving a social security pension, a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment, the person's ordinary income is taken