Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2020C00139:clause:11_710
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2020C00139
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 11 cl 710
Character Range: 88653–89145

710  COVID‑19 supplement
 (1) If a person is receiving sickness allowance, the rate of the person's sickness allowance is increased by the amount of the COVID‑19 supplement. The increase begins on 27 April 2020.
 (2) The amount of the COVID‑19 supplement per fortnight is:
 (a) $550, unless paragraph (b) applies; or
 (b) if an amount is determined under subsection (3)—that amount.
 (3) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine an amount for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b).