Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:clause:1a_1188
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1A cl 1188
Character Range: 2416268–2417242

1188  Rate reduction under this Part
 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a person's rate of payment under this Act is to be reduced under this Part because of a payment under a self‑employment program (a self‑employment program payment), the amount of rate reduction is to be equal to the amount of the self‑employment program payment.
 (2) If:
 (a) a person's rate of payment under this Act is to be reduced under this Part because of a self‑employment program payment; and
 (b) the person's partner's rate of payment under this Act is also to be reduced under this Part (see subsection 1187(2)) because of the self‑employment program payment;
the amount of rate reduction for both the person and the person's partner is to be equal to 50% of the amount of the self‑employment program payment.
 (3) A person's rate of payment under this Act is not to be reduced below nil under subsection (1) or (2).

Part 3.16—Indexation and adjustment of amounts

Division 1—Preliminary