Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017A00033:clause:3_500wa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017A00033
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 500WA
Character Range: 10999–11873

500WA  Ordinary waiting period
 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person is subject to an ordinary waiting period unless:
 (a) at some time in the 13 weeks immediately before the person's start day (worked out disregarding clause 5 of Schedule 2 to the Administration Act), the person received an income support payment; or
 (b) the Secretary is satisfied that the person is experiencing a personal financial crisis.
Note 1: For income support payment see subsection 23(1).
Note 2: For experiencing a personal financial crisis see section 19DA.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who:
 (a) is undertaking an activity specified in an instrument made under subsection (3); and
 (b) has been exempted from the application of subsection (1) by the Secretary.
 (3) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, specify activities for the purpose of paragraph (2)(a).