Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:198d:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 198D (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1834615–1837170

198D  Variation of rates of certain allowances etc.
 (1) In this section, unless the contrary intention appears:
brought‑forward CPI indexation amount for a year commencing on or after 20 September 2013 means 0.007 less any reduction made under paragraph (5)(d) for an earlier year.
index number, in relation to a quarter, means the All Groups Consumer Price Index number, being the weighted average of the 8 capital cities, published by the Australian Statistician for that quarter.
relevant rate means the rate specified in:
 (a) item 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 in the table in subsection 27(1) (in column 2); or
 (b) item 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in the table in subsection 97(1) (in column 2); or
 (c) item 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in the table in subsection 98(1) (in column 2); or
 (d) item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 in the table in subsection 104(1) (in column 2); or
 (e) section 115P.
year to which this section applies means:
 (a) the year commencing on 20 September 1991; or
 (b) any later year commencing on 20 September.
 (2) Subject to subsection (3), if at any time, whether before or after the commencement of this section, the Australian Statistician has published or publishes an index number in respect of a quarter in substitution for an index number previously published by the Australian Statistician in respect of that quarter, the publication of the later index number is to be disregarded for the purposes of this section.
 (3) If at any time, whether before or after the commencement of this section, the Australian Statistician has changed or changes the index reference period for the consumer price index, then, for the purposes of the application of this section after the change took place or takes place, regard is to be had only to index numbers published in terms of the new index reference period.
 (4) Where the factor worked out under subsection (5) in relation to a relevant rate in relation to a year to which this section applies is greater than 1, this Act, and any Act that refers to this Act, have effect as if for that relevant rate there were substituted, on the first day of that year:
 (a) subject to paragraph (b)—the rate worked out by multiplying by that factor:
 (i) where subparagraph (ii) does not apply—the relevant rate; or
 (ii) if, because of another application or other applications of this section, this Act has had effect as if another rate was substituted, or other rates were successively substituted, for the relevant rate—the substituted rate or the last substituted rate, as the case may be; or