Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1061a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1061A (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 1233021–1234506

not covered by subsection (3) if:
 (a) the maximum amount of advance payment to which the person would be entitled under Division 4 is less than $250; or
 (b) the person has received an advance payment, or an instalment of an advance payment, of a social security entitlement and has not fully repaid the advance payment; or
 (c) the person has received the amount of an advance payment in a single lump sum, or has received the first instalment of such an amount, on or after 1 January 1997, and the period of 12 months from the day the lump sum or instalment was paid has not elapsed; or
 (d) the person owes a debt to the Commonwealth (whether arising under this Act or not) that is recoverable under Part 5.2 by means of deductions from the person's social security payment.
Note: Paragraph (a) does not prevent payment of an advance payment in instalments of less than $250.
 (5) Paragraph (4)(c) does not apply to a person:
 (a) who is receiving a pension PP (single); and
 (b) who applies for an advance payment within the period of 28 days after ceasing to be a member of a couple.
 (6) Paragraph (4)(d) does not apply to a person if:
 (a) the debt the person owes to the Commonwealth arose as a result of the person's parenting payment rate changing from benefit PP (partnered) to pension PP (single); and
 (b) the amount of the debt is smaller than the amount of advance payment to which the person would be entitled under Division 4.

Division 2—Applying for advance payment