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accordance with the notice, of income of that kind in respect of a particular period; and

    (d) immediately before the beginning of that period, the person's earnings credit account balance is greater than nil; and

    (e) because of the income mentioned in paragraph (c):

     (i) the person's fortnightly rate of ordinary income exceeds the ordinary income free area; and

     (ii) the person's rate of allowance is to be reduced;

the allowance is payable to the person at the reduced rate on and from the first day of that period.

    Note 1: Income for remunerative work is taken into account in accordance with Benefit Rate Calculator A (Module H) or Benefit Rate Calculator B (Module G).
    Note 2: Division 5 of Part 3.10 deals with earnings credit accounts.".

Subdivision D—Partner allowance

Repeal and substitution of section

35. Section 771NJ of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Automatic rate reduction—failure to inform Department of payment for remunerative work

"771NJ. If:

   (a) a person who is receiving partner allowance is given a notice under section 771MC; and

    (b) the notice requires the person to inform the Department of income for remunerative work undertaken by the person or the person's partner; and

    (c) the person fails to notify the Department, in accordance with the notice, of income of that kind in respect of a particular period; and

    (d) immediately before the beginning of that period, the person's earnings credit account balance is greater than nil; and

   (e) because of the income mentioned in paragraph (c):

     (i) the person's fortnightly rate of ordinary income exceeds the ordinary income free area; and

     (ii) the person's rate of allowance is to be reduced;

the allowance is payable to the person at the reduced rate on and from the first day of that period.

    Note 1: Income for remunerative work is taken into account in accordance with Benefit Rate Calculator B (Module G).
    Note 2: Division 5 of Part 3.10 deals with earnings credit accounts.".

Division 14—Information relating to seniors health card

General power to obtain information

36. Section 1304 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of subsection (1):

"; or (e) whether a person who has made a claim for a seniors health card is qualified for the card; or

   (f) whether a person who has been granted a seniors health card is or was qualified for the card".

Division 15—Exchange trading systems

Income test definitions

37. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by adding at the end of subsection (8):

         "(zl) if a person is a member of an approved exchange trading system—an amount credited to the person's account for the purposes of