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any right of the Commonwealth to recover the payment is, by force of this subsection, extinguished.

Schedules

4. The Acts specified in the Schedules to this Act are amended in accordance with the applicable items in the Schedules, and the other items in the Schedules have effect according to their terms

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 SCHEDULE 1 Section 4

AMENDMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF INCOME

1. After Paragraph 8(8)(zf):

Insert:

      "(zfa) a payment of financial supplement made to the person under the Student Financial Supplement Scheme;".

2. Application

In relation to a period-based payment, the amendment made by this Schedule applies to income in respect of a fortnight that commences after the commencement of this Schedule.

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 SCHEDULE 2 Section 4

AMENDMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENT STATUS

1. Subsection 23(1) (definition of "social security recipient status"):

Omit the definition, substitute:

" 'social security recipient status', for the purposes of the definition of 'long-term social security recipient', means:

   (a) in the case of a person who is receiving a job search allowance or new start allowance—status as a recipient of a social security pension, a social security benefit, a youth training allowance, an ABSTUDY allowance, an AUSTUDY allowance or a service pension; or

   (b) in any other case—status as a recipient of a social security pension, a social security benefit, a youth training allowance or a service pension;".

2. Application

The amendment made by this Schedule does not apply to a recipient of a job search allowance or a newstart allowance who notifies the Department of the death of his or her partner before the day on which this Schedule commences.

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SCHEDULE 3 Section 4

AMENDMENTS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 RELATING TO RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN REFUGEES AND TEMPORARY ENTRANTS

1. Section 3 (Index):

Insert in their appropriate alphabetical positions (determined on a letter-by-letter basis):

"exempt resident        7(6C)
former refugee          7(1)
former exempt resident  7(1)
refugee                 7(6B)".

2. Subsection 7(1):

Insert:

" 'exempt resident' has the meaning given by subsection (6C);

'former exempt resident' means a person who was an exempt resident but does not include a person who ceased to be an exempt resident because his or her visa or entry permit (as the case may be) was cancelled;

'former refugee' means a person who was a refugee but does not include a person who ceased to be a refugee because his or her visa or entry permit (as the case may be) was cancelled;".

3. Subsection 7(1) (definition of "qualifying residence exemption"):

Omit "subsection (6)", substitute "subsections (6) and (6A)".

4. Subsection 7(6):

Omit the subsection, substitute:

"(6) A person has a