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section 4AAA of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Former recipient of mature age allowance etc.

"4AAAB. If:

   (a) a person has been receiving a mature age allowance or a mature age partner allowance (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991); and

       Note: Such a person is a pensioner within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of 'pensioner' in subsection 4(1),

(b) either:

(i) the person or the person's spouse commences employment; or

       (ii) there is an increase in the ordinary income of the person or of the person's spouse from employment; and

(c) because of the employment or increase:

(i) the person ceases to be qualified for the allowance; or

       (ii) the allowance ceases to be payable to the person;

the person is a pensioner for the purpose of this Act for the period of 6 months after:

(d) the person ceases to be qualified for the allowance; or

(e) the allowance ceases to be payable to the person.".

Interpretation

53. Section 84 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (ab) of the definition of "concessional beneficiary" in subsection (1) and substituting:

"(ab) a person:

        (i) to whom, or in respect of whom, there is being paid a mobility allowance under the Social Security Act 1991; or

        (ii) who is qualified for such an allowance but to whom the allowance is not payable because of paragraph 1037(b) of that Act; or

Note: Section 1037 of the Social Security Act 1991 provides:

'1037. A mobility allowance is not payable to a person:
(a) …………………
(b) if the person receives the benefit of an exemption under:
       (i) item 135 or 135Aof the First Schedule to the Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Act 1935; or
     (ii) item 96 or 97 in Schedule 1 to the Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Act 1992; (other than a benefit in respect of parts for a motor vehicle)—during the period of 2 years starting on the day on which the person received the benefit of the exemption.'.".

PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE DATA-MATCHING PROGRAM (ASSISTANCE AND TAX) ACT 1990

Principal Act

54. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 19903.

Object of Part

55.(1) The program of financial assistance provided to first home owners under the First Home Owners Act 1983 is being phased out. Consequently, the Department responsible for the program (now the

Department of Housing and Regional Development but referred to in the Principal Act as the Department of Community Services and Health) is to cease to be an assistance agency for the purposes of the Principal Act.

(2) The object of this Part is to make the necessary amendments to