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or a youth training allowance—the amount of income of the person (rounded up to the nearest dollar) beyond which job search allowance would not be payable to the person if the person were qualified for a job search allowance; or

SCHEDULE 12—continued

   (b) if the person is receiving a social security benefit or a youth training allowance—the amount of income of the person (rounded up to the nearest dollar) beyond which that benefit or allowance would not be payable to the person.

Partner income excess

"G13. If:

   (a) a person is a member of a couple; and

   (b) the person's partner is not receiving a social security pension, service pension or a rehabilitation allowance; and

   (c) the partner's ordinary income exceeds the partner income free area for the partner;

then:

   (d) the person has a partner income excess; and

   (e) the person's partner income excess is the amount by which the partner's ordinary income exceeds the partner income free area.

Partner income reduction

"G14. If a person has a partner income excess, the person's partner income reduction is an amount equal to 70% of the part of the partner's ordinary income that exceeds the partner income free area.

Ordinary income free area

"G15. A person's ordinary income free area is $60.

Ordinary income excess

"G16. If a person's ordinary income exceeds the person's ordinary income free area:

   (a) the person has an ordinary income excess; and

   (b) the person's ordinary income excess is the amount by which the person's ordinary income exceeds the person's ordinary income free area.

Ordinary income reduction

"G17. If a person has an ordinary income excess, the person's ordinary income reduction is the sum of:

   (a) the person's lower range reduction (see point G18); and

   (b) the person's upper range reduction (if any) (see point G19).

Lower range reduction

"G18. The person's lower range reduction is an amount equal to 50% of the part of the person's ordinary income excess that does not exceed $80.

SCHEDULE 12—continued

Upper range reduction

"G19. The person's upper range reduction is an amount equal to 70% of the part (if any) of the person's ordinary income excess that exceeds $80.".

20. Point A5 in Module A in Schedule 4:

Omit the point.

21. Point C1 in Module C (Note 1) in Schedule 4:

Omit "points A4 and A5", substitute "point A4".

22. Points C2 and C3 in Module C in Schedule 4:

Omit the points, substitute:

Amount of earnings credit

"C2. The amount of an earnings credit for an earnings credit accounting period is $60.

Note: This is the amount of the ordinary income free area. See Point G15 of Part 2 of Schedule 1.".

23. Point D1 in Module