Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00060:clause:12_3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00060
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 12 cl 3
Character Range: 150645–151806

3  After subsection 1061A(2)
Insert:

Disqualification—age, disability support, wife and widow B pensions and carer payment
 (3) A person is not qualified for an advance payment of an age pension, disability support pension, wife pension, carer payment or widow B pension if:
 (a) the maximum amount of advance payment to which the person would be entitled under Division 4 is less than 1/52 of the person's advance payment qualifying amount; or
 (b) the amount of an advance payment of a social security entitlement that the person received in full (whether as a single lump sum or in instalments) more than 12 months ago has not been fully repaid; or
 (c) the person owes a debt to the Commonwealth (whether arising under this Act or not) that is recoverable under Part 5.2 by means of deductions from the person's social security payment.
The amount worked out under paragraph (a) must be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).
Note 1: Paragraph (a) does not prevent payment of an advance payment in instalments of less than the amount worked out under that paragraph.
Note 2: For advance payment qualifying amount, see subsection 23(1).