Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04731:front:0:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04731
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 50626–53444

notice under section 943; and

    (b) the notice requires the person to inform the Department of the occurrence of an event or change in circumstances within a specified period (the 'notification period'); and

  (c) the event or change in circumstances occurs; and

    (d) the person does not inform the Department of the occurrence of the event or change in circumstances within the notification period in accordance with the notice; and

    (e) because of the occurrence of the event or the change in circumstances:

      (i) the person ceases to be qualified for home child care allowance; or

      (ii) home child care allowance ceases to be payable to the person;

home child care allowance ceases to be payable to the person immediately after the day on which the event or change in circumstances occurs.

Changes to payments by computer following automatic termination

  "948. If:

     (a) a person is receiving home child care allowance on the basis of data in a computer; and

     (b) the home child care allowance is automatically terminated by the operation of a provision of this Act; and

     (c) the automatic termination is given effect to by the operation of a computer program approved by the Secretary stopping payment of the home child care allowance;

there is taken to be a decision by the Secretary that the automatic termination provision applies to the person's home child care allowance.

   Note: The decision that is taken to have been made is a decision of an officer for the purposes of review by the Secretary (see sections 1239 and 1240) and the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (see section 1247).

"Subdivision C—Automatic rate reduction

Automatic rate reduction—recipient not complying with section 943 notification obligations

  "949. If:

  (a) a person is given a notice under section 943; and

     (b) the notice requires the person to inform the Department of the occurrence of an event or change in circumstances within a specified period (the 'notification period'); and

  (c) the event or change in circumstances occurs; and

     (d) the person does not inform the Department of the occurrence of the event or change in circumstances within the notification period in accordance with the notice; and

     (e) because of the occurrence of the event or change in circumstances, the person's rate of home child care allowance is to be reduced;

home child care allowance becomes payable to the person at the reduced rate immediately after the day on which the event or change in circumstances occurs.

Changes to payments by computer following automatic rate reduction

  "950. If:

     (a) a person is receiving home child care allowance on the basis of data in a computer; and

     (b) the home child care allowance is automatically reduced by the operation