Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00215:clause:7_607b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00215
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 607B
Character Range: 190343–192517

607B  Newstart Activity Agreements—requirement to participate in an approved program of work

 (1) A Newstart Activity Agreement between the Secretary and a person must not require the person to participate in an approved program of work for income support payment if:
 (a) because of the application of Module G of Payment Rate Calculator B in section 1068, the person is receiving a newstart allowance at a rate that has been reduced; or
 (b) in the Secretary's opinion:
 (i) it has been established that there is medical evidence that the person has an illness, disability or injury that would be aggravated by the conditions in which the work would be performed; or
 (ii) performing the work in the conditions in which the work would be performed would constitute a risk to health or safety or would contravene a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory relating to occupational health and safety; or
 (c) the person is at least 50 years of age and is not a person to whom subsection 28(4) applies.

 (2) The Secretary may, by notice given to a person whom a Newstart Activity Agreement requires to participate in an approved program of work for income support payment, revoke the requirement to participate in the program if the Secretary:
 (a) is satisfied that, because of the application of Module G of Payment Rate Calculator B in section 1068, the person is receiving a newstart allowance at a rate that has been reduced; or
 (b) forms the opinion that:
 (i) it has been established that there is medical evidence that the person has an illness, disability or injury that would be aggravated by the conditions in which the work would be performed; or
 (ii) performing the work in the conditions in which the work would be performed would constitute a risk to health or safety or would contravene a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory relating to occupational health and safety; or
 (c) is satisfied that the person is at least 50 years of age and is not a person to whom subsection 28(4) applies.

 (3) Upon the Secretary so notifying the person, the requirement is taken to have been revoked with effect from the day specified in the notice.