Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00285:clause:1_12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00285
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 12
Character Range: 8162–8837

12  Community Service orders
  Special circumstances
 (1) Special circumstances, beyond a person's control, exist if the person is subject to a community service order requiring the person to perform more than 20 hours of community service for each week that the order has effect.

 (2) In the special circumstances mentioned in subsection (1), it may be unreasonable to expect the person to satisfy the activity test:
 (a) for the duration of the community service order or for a period of up to 13 weeks, whichever is the shorter; and
 (b) for a further period of up to 13 weeks, if, at the end of the initial 13 week period the special circumstances remain unchanged.