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Social Security (Waiver of Debts — Bereavement Period) Specification 2017
Social Security Act 1991

I, Christian Porter, Minister for Social Services, make this legislative instrument under subsection 1237AB (1) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated:  19 December 2017

Christian Porter
Minister for Social Services

1 Name of legislative instrument
  This legislative instrument is the Social Security (Waiver of Debts — Bereavement Period) Specification 2017

2 Commencement
  This legislative instrument commences on the day after the end of the period for disallowing it.

Note:   For that period, see section 42 of the Legislation Act 2003.

3 Definitions

Note:   Other definitions in the Act also apply. For example, bereavement period and income stream.

  In this legislative instrument:
Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

4 Specification of class of debts

  For subsection 1237AB (1) of the Act, a debt in the following class of debts is specified:
        (a)   a debt of a person that arises because the person receives a lump sum payment in arrears for an income stream that:
(i)    relates to a bereavement period or part of that period; and
(ii)  reverted to the person on the death of a primary beneficiary with whom the person was a member of a couple; and
        (b)   the debt did not arise because the person knowingly made a false or misleading statement, or knowingly provided false information to the Commonwealth.
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