Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1068a:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1068A (pt 6/8)
Character Range: 1960233–1962971

by point 1068A‑E3, the income maintenance period starts on the first day of the leave period to which the leave payment entitlement relates.

Start of income maintenance period—employment terminated
 1068A‑E7 If the person is covered by point 1068A‑E4, the income maintenance period starts, subject to point 1068A‑E8, on the day the person is paid the termination payment.

Commencement of income maintenance period where there is a second termination payment
 1068A‑E8 If a person who is covered by point 1068A‑E4 is subject to an income maintenance period (the first period) and the person is paid another termination payment during that period (the second leave payment), the income maintenance period for the second termination payment commences on the day after the end of the first period.
 1068A‑E9 If the Secretary is satisfied that a person is in severe financial hardship because the person has incurred unavoidable or reasonable expenditure while an income maintenance period applies to the person, the Secretary may determine that the whole, or any part, of the period does not apply to the person.
Note 1: For in severe financial hardship see subsection 19C(2) (person who is not a member of a couple).
Note 2: For unavoidable or reasonable expenditure see subsection 19C(4).
Note 3: If an income maintenance period applies to a person, then, during that period:
(a) the pension PP (single) claimed may not be payable to the person; or
(b) the amount of the pension PP (single) payable to the person may be reduced.

When a person receives a leave payment or a termination payment
 1068A‑E10 For the purposes of points 1068A‑E2 to 1068A‑E9 (inclusive), a person (the first person) is taken to receive a leave payment or termination payment if the payment is made to another person:
 (a) at the direction of the first person or a court; or
 (b) on behalf of the first person; or
 (c) for the benefit of the first person; or
the first person waives or assigns the first person's right to receive the payment.

Single payment in respect of different kinds of termination payments
 1068A‑E11 If a person who is covered by point 1068A‑E4 receives a single payment in respect of different kinds of termination payments, then, for the purposes of the application of points 1068A‑E3 to 1068A‑E10 (inclusive), each part of the payment that is in respect of a different kind of termination payment is taken to be a separate payment and the income maintenance period in respect of the single payment is worked out by adding the periods to which the separate payments relate.

Definitions
 1068A‑E12 In points 1068A‑E3 to 1068A‑E12 (inclusive):
leave payment includes a payment in respect of sick leave, annual leave, maternity leave and