Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00614:clause:2_24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00614
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 24
Character Range: 36348–38725

24  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.
seniors concession allowance means seniors concession allowance under Part VIIAD of the Act.
seniors concession allowance test day has the meaning given by section 118P of the Act.
Social Security Act means the Social Security Act 1991 as amended by this Schedule and Schedule 1 to this Act.
social security law means the social security law (within the meaning of subsection 23(17) of the Social Security Act) as amended by this Schedule and Schedule 1 to this Act.
the Act means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 as amended by this Schedule and Schedule 1 to this Act.
transitional day means a day in December 2004 (other than 1 December 2004).

(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 118PB of the Act in relation to the transitional day if that day had been a seniors concession allowance test day; and
 (b) seniors concession allowance was not payable to the person under section 118PB 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 Act, the social security law 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 VIIAD 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 Part VIIAD of the Act in relation to the 1 December test day.

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