Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019A00074:clause:1_3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019A00074
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 3
Character Range: 4366–5405

3  Before subsection 63(3)
Insert:

Secretary may require person to provide proof of life certificate etc.
 (2AA) Subsections (2AB) and (2AC) apply to a person if:
 (a) the person has reached 80 years of age; and
 (b) the person is receiving any of the following social security payments:
 (i) age pension;
 (ii) carer payment;
 (iii) disability support pension;
 (iv) widow B pension;
 (v) wife pension; and
 (c) the person was continuously absent from Australia throughout the previous 2 years.
 (2AB) The Secretary may notify a person to whom this subsection applies that:
 (a) the person is required, within the 13‑week period beginning when the notice is given, to give the Secretary a proof of life certificate that:
 (i) relates to the person; and
 (ii) was completed within that 13‑week period; and
 (b) the requirement does not apply if the person enters Australia within that 13‑week period.
 (2AC) If this subsection applies to a person, the Secretary must notify the person under subsection (2AB) at least once every 2 years.