Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00583:section:61aa:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00583
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 61AA (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 189468–191427

in respect of a day in the newly arrived resident's waiting period for the individual if on that day:
 (a) the individual is receiving a social security pension or a social security benefit; or
 (b) the individual is receiving farm household allowance under the Farm Household Support Act 2014; or
 (c) parental leave pay under the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 is payable to the individual.
 (7A) Subsection (1) does not apply to an individual in respect of each day in the newly arrived resident's waiting period for the individual that occurs in a period that:
 (a) includes at least 10 consecutive week days which parental leave pay under the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 is payable to the individual; and
 (b) starts and ends on the first and last of those consecutive days.
 (8) Subsection (1) does not apply to an individual in respect of a day (the assessment day) in the newly arrived resident's waiting period for the individual if:
 (a) on the assessment day the individual is a refugee or a former refugee; or
 (b) the following apply:
 (i) the individual was a family member of another individual at the time the other individual became a refugee before the assessment day;
 (ii) the individual is a family member of that other individual on the assessment day or, if that other individual has died, the individual was a family member of that other individual immediately before that other individual died; or
 (c) the individual is an Australian citizen on the assessment day; or
 (d) the individual is residing in Australia on the assessment day and has held a special category visa on any day before the assessment day.
 (9) For the purposes of subsection (8):
 (a) family member has the meaning given by subsection 7(6D) of the Social Security Act 1991; and
 (b) former refugee has the meaning given by subsection 7(1) of the Social Security Act 1991; and
 (c) refugee has the meaning given by subsection 7(6B) of the Social Security Act 1991.