Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00458:section:42sa:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00458
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 42SA (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 187041–188402

on a day that is more than 2 business days after the relevant day;
then, despite subsection (2), the non‑payability period is taken to end under that subsection at the end of the relevant day.
Note 1: The requirement to attend the rescheduled appointment will be a reconnection requirement or further reconnection requirement.
Note 2: For business day, see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
 (2A) If:
 (a) a participation payment is not payable to a person for a period under subsection (2); and
 (b) the participation payment is payable to the person for any days occurring before that period begins;
then, despite any other provision of the social security law, the Secretary may withhold payment of the participation payment to the person for those days until that period ends.
 (3) If a period ends under subsection (2) in relation to a person, then, subject to the social security law, the participation payment becomes payable to the person for that period.
Note: For a failure referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (ba), a penalty amount may be deducted from the person's participation payment: see Subdivision EC.
 (4) The Secretary must notify the person of a determination under subsection (1). The Secretary may do so in any way that the Secretary considers appropriate.

Subdivision EB—Failures by certain recipients of parenting payments