Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01347:clause:1_736
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01347
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 736
Character Range: 40976–42096

736  Secretary may require certain persons to attend courses or undertake work

 (1) If:
 (a) a person, other than a person who is a nominated visa holder, is receiving, or has lodged a claim for, special benefit; and
 (b) the Secretary is of the opinion that the person should:
 (i) undertake a course of vocational training; or
 (ii) undertake a course:
 (A) which the person could reasonably undertake; and
 (B) to which the person has been referred by the Secretary; or
 (iii) do any work suitable to be done by the person; and
 (c) the Secretary notifies the person that the person is required to:
 (i) undertake that course; or
 (ii) do that work; and
 (d) the person does not take reasonable steps to comply with the Secretary's requirements;
special benefit is not payable to the person for a period determined by the Secretary.

 (2) The Secretary may determine that special benefit is payable for a period for which he or she had previously determined that it was not payable under subsection (1) if, within a reasonable period, the person takes reasonable steps to comply with the Secretary's requirements.