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immediately after the end of the waiting period.

"(3) If a waiting period applies to a person and:

    (a) another waiting period commences during that waiting period and continues after the end of that waiting period; or

    (b) another waiting period commences immediately after the end of that waiting period;

a reference in subsection (1) or (2) to the end of that waiting period is taken to be a reference to the end of the other waiting period.

"(4) A reference in this section to a waiting period includes a reference to a liquid assets test waiting period under section 519.

    Note: For 'activity test deferment period' and 'waiting period' sec subsection 23(1).

Effect of sections 546B, 546BA and 546BB

"546BC. For the avoidance of doubt:

    (a) the application of an automatic deferment provision of this Subdivision cannot cause a job search allowance to cease being payable unless the activity test deferment period arising from the application of that provision has commenced under section 546B, 546BA or 546BB; and

    (b) those sections do not prevent a job search allowance ceasing to be payable in circumstances that do not involve the application of an automatic deferment provision of this Subdivision.

    Note: For 'activity test deferment period' and 'automatic deferment provision' see subsection 23(1).".

Repeal of section and substitution of new sections

34. Section 547B of the Principal Act is repealed and the following sections are substituted:

Commencement of administrative breach deferment periods

"547B.(1) If an automatic deferment provision of this Subdivision applies to a person, the Secretary must give to the person a written notice informing the person of the commencement of the administrative breach deferment period applicable to the person.

"(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (6) of this section and section 547C, the administrative breach deferment period commences on the day on which the notice is given to the person.

"(3) Subject to section 547C, if, at the time of the application of the automatic deferment provision, the person is already subject to a deferment period (the 'pre-existing deferment period') that has not yet ended, the administrative breach deferment period referred to in subsection (1) commences on the day after the day on which the pre-existing deferment period ends.

"(4) If, at the time of the application of the automatic deferment provision, the person is already subject to more than one pre-existing deferment period that has not yet ended, the reference in subsection (3) to the day on which the pre-existing deferment period ends is a reference to the day on which the last occurring of those pre-existing deferment periods ends.

"(5) Subsections (3) and (4) apply in respect of a pre-existing deferment period whether or not it has