Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:614:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 614 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 952386–954964

614  Multiple entitlement exclusion
 (1) A jobseeker payment is not payable to a person if the person is already receiving a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment.
 (2) If:
 (a) a person is receiving a jobseeker payment; and
 (b) a social security pension, another social security benefit, a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment becomes payable to the person;
a jobseeker payment is not payable to the person.
Note 1: Another payment type will generally not become payable to the person until the person claims it.
Note 2: For social security pension and social security benefit see subsection 23(1).
Note 3: For the day on which the jobseeker payment ceases to be payable see section 660.
 (3) A jobseeker payment is not payable to a woman if:
 (a) the woman is an armed services widow; and
 (b) the woman is receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans' Entitlements Act at a rate determined under or by reference to subsection 30(1) of that Act;
unless:
 (c) the woman has been receiving a payment referred to in paragraph (b) continuously since before 1 November 1986; and
 (d) before 1 November 1986 the woman was also receiving a social security benefit.
Note 1: For armed services widow see subsection 4(1).
Note 2: A widow receiving a payment under the Veterans' Entitlements Act who is not covered by paragraph (b) may be paid at a lower rate—see subsection 1068(3).
 (3A) A jobseeker payment is not payable to a man if:
 (a) the man is an armed services widower; and
 (b) the man is receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans' Entitlements Act at a rate determined under or by reference to subsection 30(1) of that Act.
Note: For armed services widower see subsection 4(1).
 (3B) A jobseeker payment is not payable to a person if:
 (a) the person is an armed services widow or armed services widower; and
 (b) the person is receiving the weekly amount mentioned in paragraph 234(1)(b) of the MRCA (including a reduced weekly amount because of a choice under section 236 of the MRCA) or has received a lump sum mentioned in subsection 236(5) of the MRCA.
Note 1: For armed services widow and armed services widower see subsection 4(1).
Note 2: For MRCA see subsection 23(1).
 (4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), a jobseeker payment is not payable to a person for a period if a payment has been or may be made in respect of the person for that period under:
 (a) a prescribed educational scheme other than the ABSTUDY Scheme to the extent that it applies to part‑time students; or
 (b) the