Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017A00033:clause:3_549ca
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017A00033
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 549CA
Character Range: 14126–15392

549CA  Ordinary waiting period
 (1) This section applies if a person is qualified for a youth allowance, where neither section 540AA (about new apprentices) nor paragraph 541(1)(a) (about full‑time study) applies.
 (2) Subject to subsection (3), the person is subject to an ordinary waiting period unless:
 (a) at some time in the 13 weeks immediately before the person's start day (worked out disregarding clause 5 of Schedule 2 to the Administration Act), the person received an income support payment; or
 (b) the Secretary is satisfied that the person is experiencing a personal financial crisis; or
 (c) on the day before the day the person qualified for the youth allowance mentioned in subsection (1), the person was qualified for a youth allowance where section 540AA or paragraph 541(1)(a) applied.
Note 1: For income support payment see subsection 23(1).
Note 2: For experiencing a personal financial crisis see section 19DA.
 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who:
 (a) is undertaking an activity specified in an instrument made under subsection (4); and
 (b) has been exempted from the application of subsection (2) by the Secretary.
 (4) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, specify activities for the purpose of paragraph (3)(a).