Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2010A00093:clause:2_123ugc
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2010A00093
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 123UGC
Character Range: 25296–26610

123UGC  Exempt welfare payment recipient—persons without dependent children
 (1) The Secretary may, by writing, determine that a person is an exempt welfare payment recipient at a particular time (the test time) if:
 (a) the person has no dependent children at the test time; and
 (b) the Secretary is satisfied that one of the following applies:
 (i) the person is a full‑time student or a new apprentice at the test time;
 (ii) during the 12‑month period ending immediately before the test time, the person worked for at least 15 hours per week for at least 26 weeks on wages that were at or above the relevant minimum wage;
 (iii) at the test time, the person is undertaking an activity specified in an instrument made by the Minister under subsection (2).
Note: A child can be a dependent child of only one person at a time: see section 123UGE.
 (2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify activities for the purpose of subparagraph (1)(b)(iii). The activities may be specified by reference to a class of persons undertaking the activities.
 (3) A determination made by the Secretary under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.
 (4) In this section:
dependent child means a dependent child who is a school age child or younger.
Note: For dependent child, see section 5 of the 1991 Act.