Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00614:clause:2_13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00614
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 13
Character Range: 28674–31362

13  Special payment of seniors concession allowance in December 2004

(1) In this item:
1 December test day means the seniors concession allowance test day that occurs on 1 December 2004.
Administration Act means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 as amended by this Schedule and Schedule 1 to this Act.
seniors concession allowance means seniors concession allowance under Part 2.25B of the Act.
seniors concession allowance test day has the meaning given by subsection 1061UA(3) of the Act.
social security law means the social security law (within the meaning of subsection 23(17) of the Act) as amended by this Schedule and Schedule 1 to this Act.
the Act means the Social Security Act 1991 as amended by this Schedule and Schedule 1 to this Act.
transitional day means a day in December 2004 (other than 1 December 2004).
Veterans' Entitlements Act means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 as amended by this Schedule and Schedule 1 to this Act.

(2) Transitional seniors concession allowance is payable under this item to a person in relation to the transitional day if:
 (a) seniors concession allowance would be payable to the person under section 1061UA of the Act in relation to the transitional day if that day were a seniors concession allowance test day; and
 (b) seniors concession allowance was not payable to the person under section 1061UA of the Act in relation to the 1 December test day.

(3) Transitional seniors concession allowance is payable only once in relation to December 2004.

(4) If transitional seniors concession allowance is payable to a person in relation to the transitional day, the person is to be paid an instalment of the allowance as soon as is reasonably practicable on or after the transitional day. The amount of the instalment is $100.

(5) For the purposes of the social security law, the Veterans' Entitlements Act and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997:
 (a) transitional seniors concession allowance payable under this item in relation to the transitional day is to be treated as if it were seniors concession allowance payable under Part 2.25B of the Act in relation to the 1 December test day; and
 (b) an instalment of transitional seniors concession allowance paid under this item in relation to the transitional day is to be treated as if it were a payment of an instalment of seniors concession allowance under section 49B of the Administration Act in relation to the 1 December test day.

(6) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated for the purposes of this item.

Part 2—Amendments relating to Veterans' Affairs' payment of seniors concession allowance

Division 1—Amendments

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997