Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022A00032:clause:1_140a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022A00032
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 140A
Character Range: 72069–72595

140A  At the end of section 42N
Add:
 (3) Despite subsection (1), the Secretary must not determine that a person commits a serious failure under that subsection if:
 (a) the person is the principal carer of at least one child or has a partial capacity to work; and
 (b) the person refuses or fails to accept an offer of paid work in Australia that is more than 15 hours per week.
Note 1: For principal carer see subsections 5(15) to (24) of the 1991 Act.
Note 2: For partial capacity to work see section 16B of the 1991 Act.