Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00597:reg:23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00597
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 23
Character Range: 28809–30023

23  Certain activities not taken to be paid work
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 35(5) of the Act, the following activities are taken not to be paid work:
 (a) an activity required to be performed by a person as a condition for the person receiving a social security payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act);
 (b) work performed by a person who is a prisoner (other than work performed under a formal prisoner employment program);
 (c) an activity engaged in by a person as a volunteer, whether or not the person directly or indirectly takes or agrees to take an honorarium, gratuity or similar payment wholly or partly for engaging in the activity;
 (d) the receipt of the following by a person:
 (i) interest;
 (ii) rents, dividends or non‑share dividends;
 (iii) any other income that is not obtained as a result of, or derived from, the personal exertion of the person.
 (2) However, subparagraph (1)(d)(i) does not apply to interest received by a person if:
 (a) the person's principal business consists of lending money; or
 (b) the interest is received in relation to a debt due to the person for goods supplied or services rendered by the person in the course of the person's business.