Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00458:section:123th
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00458
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 123TH
Character Range: 560248–562154

123TH  Priority needs
 (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.