Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00026:clause:6_603ac
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00026
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 6 cl 603AC
Character Range: 195377–196225

603AC  Relief from activity test—cessation of claims for widow allowance
 (1) A woman is not required to satisfy the activity test for a period (the relevant period) if the following apply:
 (a) she made the claim for newstart allowance on or after the commencement of this section;
 (b) she was born on or before 1 July 1955;
 (c) she ceased to be a member of a couple after turning 40;
 (d) she satisfies the Secretary that she has no recent workforce experience on the day she made the claim for newstart allowance;
 (e) the woman is not a member of a couple throughout the relevant period.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), recent workforce experience is employment of 20 hours or more a week for a total of 13 weeks or more at any time during the 12 months immediately before the day the woman made the claim for newstart allowance.