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the commencement of this subsection, a person becomes temporarily incapacitated for work and claims sickness allowance; and

    (b) because of sections 693 and 694 (ordinary waiting period), sickness allowance is not payable to the person for a period starting on the day (the applicable day) applicable to the person under subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii), as the case may be:

       (i) if the person is not subject to a sickness allowance unused annual leave waiting period and is not disqualified for sickness allowance under section 676 (liquid assets test)—the person's sickness allowance provisional commencement day; or

       (ii) if the person is subject to a sickness allowance unused annual leave waiting period and is not disqualified for sickness allowance under section 676 (liquid assets test)—the day after the day on which the person's sickness allowance unused annual leave waiting period ends; or

       (iii) if the person is disqualified for sickness allowance under section 676 (liquid assets test)—the day after the day on which the person's sickness allowance liquid assets waiting period ends; and

    (c) during that period the person ceases to be incapacitated for work and claims job search allowance;

then, despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), the person's ordinary waiting period is a period of 7 days starting on the applicable day.".

SCHEDULE 16—continued

3. Section 541:

After subsection (3) insert:

"(3A) If:

    (a) after the commencement of this subsection, a person becomes temporarily incapacitated for work and claims sickness allowance: and

    (b) because of sections 695 and 696 (education leavers waiting period—non-secondary school leavers), sickness allowance is not payable to the person for a period starting on the person's provisional commencement day; and

    (c) during that period the person ceases to be incapacitated for work and claims job search allowance;

then, despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), the person's education leavers waiting period is taken to have started on the person's sickness allowance provisional commencement day.

"(3B) If:

    (a) after the commencement of this subsection, a person becomes unemployed and claims youth training allowance; and

    (b) because of sections 98 and 99 of the Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973 (education leavers waiting period), youth training allowance is not payable to the person for a period starting on the person's provisional commencement day; and

    (c) during that period the person claims job search allowance;

then, despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), the person's education leavers waiting period is taken to have started on the person's youth training allowance provisional commencement day.".

4. Section 619:

    (a) Omit "A", substitute "Subject to subsection (2), a".

    (b) Add at the end:

"(2) If:

      (a) after the commencement of this subsection, a person becomes temporarily incapacitated for work and claims sickness allowance; and