Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014A00131:clause:1_8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014A00131
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 8
Character Range: 4025–5269

8  After subsection 42SA(2)
Insert:
 (2AA) If:
 (a) a participation payment is not payable to a person for a period (the non‑payability period) under subsection (2) because of the person's failure to attend an appointment with the person's employment provider; and
 (b) on a day (the relevant day), the Secretary requires the person to attend a rescheduled appointment with the person's employment provider; and
 (c) the rescheduled appointment is on a day that is more than 2 business days after the relevant day;
then, despite subsection (2), the non‑payability period is taken to end under that subsection at the end of the relevant day.
Note 1: The requirement to attend the rescheduled appointment will be a reconnection requirement or further reconnection requirement.
Note 2: For business day, see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
 (2A) If:
 (a) a participation payment is not payable to a person for a period under subsection (2); and
 (b) the participation payment is payable to the person for any days occurring before that period begins;
then, despite any other provision of the social security law, the Secretary may withhold payment of the participation payment to the person for those days until that period ends.