Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:clause:1a_1218b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1A cl 1218B
Character Range: 2689492–2690148

1218B  Exception—waiting period in Australia before parenting payment is portable
 (1) If:
 (a) immediately before the period of absence commenced, the person was receiving parenting payment; and
 (b) at a time not more than 6 weeks before the period of absence commenced, parenting payment had ceased to be payable to the person because:
 (i) the person's portability period for parenting payment in relation to another period of absence ended; or
 (ii) another absence had ceased to be an allowable absence for parenting payment;
parenting payment is not payable to the person during the period of absence.
 (2) This section is subject to section 1218.