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2 at the end of point 1067E-G1 "ordinary".

6. Points 1067E-G2 and 1067E-G3:

Omit the points, substitute:

Ordinary income of members of certain couples

"1067E-G2. Subject to point 1067E-G4, if a person is a member of a couple and the person's partner is receiving a social security pension, a service pension or a rehabilitation allowance, the person's ordinary income is taken to be one half of the sum of:

    (a) the amount that would be the person's ordinary income if he or she were not a member of a couple; and

    (b) the amount that would be the ordinary income of the person's partner if the partner were not a member of a couple."

SCHEDULE 12—continued

7. Points 1067E-G12,1067E-G13,1067E-G14,1067E-G15, 1067E-G16 and 1067E-G17:

Omit the points, substitute:

Partner income free area

"1067E-G12. The partner income free area for a person is:

    (a) if the person is not receiving a social security benefit or a youth training allowance—the amount of income of the person (rounded up to the nearest dollar) beyond which job search allowance would not be payable to the person if the person were qualified for a job search allowance; or

    (b) if the person is receiving a social security benefit or a youth training allowance—the amount of income of the person (rounded up to the nearest dollar) beyond which that benefit or allowance would not be payable to the person.

Partner income excess

"1067E-G13. If:

    (a) a person is a member of a couple; and

    (b) the person's partner is not receiving a social security pension, service pension or a rehabilitation allowance; and

    (c) the partner's ordinary income exceeds the partner income free area for the partner;

then:

    (d) the person has a partner income excess; and

    (e) the person's partner income excess is the amount by which the partner's ordinary income exceeds the partner income free area.

Partner income reduction

"1067E-G14. If a person has a partner income excess, the person's partner income reduction is an amount equal to 70% of the part of the partner's ordinary income that exceeds the partner income free area.

Example:

Facts:

Alice's partner Martin has an ordinary income of $612. Assume that the partner income free area under point 1067E-G12 is $462.

Application:

Martin's ordinary income exceeds the partner income free area. He therefore has a partner income excess under point 1067E-G13 of $612-$462 = $150.

Alice's partner income reduction under point 1067E-G14 is therefore 70% of $150 = $105.

Ordinary income free area

"1067E-G15. A person's ordinary income free area is $60.

SCHEDULE 12—continued

Ordinary income excess

"1067E-G16. If a person's ordinary income exceeds the person's ordinary income free area:

    (a) the person has an ordinary income excess; and

    (b) the