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Guide to Social Security Law Updates - 2 January 2008 (v1.131)

Topic No Topic Title Details
1.1.A.310 Assuree, assurer, assurance of support, assurance of support security Updated definitions to reflect legislation changes.
1.1.A.375 AWOTE, relevant AWOTE, AWOTE weeks Updated rate.
1.1.D.40 Debt Updated definition.
1.1.D.70 Dependent child Updated rates.
1.1.R.115 Relevant Day (Northern Territory CDEP Transition Payment) New topic.
1.1.S.210 Social security payment Added PBBP and Northern Territory CDEP transition payment to list of social security payments.
1.1.U.20 Unavoidable or reasonable expenditure (NSA, YA, SA, PP, PA, WA, MAA, Austudy payment) Updated terminology.
1.2.2.30 Austudy Payment (Austudy) - Description Updated supplementary assistance Austudy recipients may receive.
1.2.3.70 Pension Bonus Scheme (PBS) & Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment (PBBP) - Description Added information relating to pension bonus bereavement payment.
1.2.3.90 Bereavement Allowance (BVA) - Description Updated objective and supplementary assistance available for bereavement allowance.
1.2.6.20 Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) - Description Amended the definition of child for AGDRP purposes.
1.2.6.30 Crisis Payment (CrP) - Description Extended CrP to humanitarian entrants.
1.2.9 Northern Territory CDEP Transition Payment - Description New section.
2.2.1.10 General Procedures for Verifying Identity Added information relating to pension bonus bereavement payment.
2.2.1.30 Identity Verification Requirements Added pension bonus bereavement payment to list of services covered by tier 3.
2.2.5.50 Discretion to Treat a Person as Not Being a Member of a Couple for a Special Reason Clarified that section 24 is only used where the special circumstances result in financial hardship.
2.2.9 Retirement & Widows Verification Added information relating to pension bonus bereavement payment.
3.1.5.120 Example of Bereavement Calculations for PP Updated terminology.
3.1.11.10 Recipients Eligible for Working Credit Updated terminology.
3.1.11.30 Working Credit Depletion Updated terminology.
3.2.9.90 Approved Activity - Personal Support Programme (PSP) Updated policy.
3.2.12.50 Activity Test Exemption - Principal Carer Parents with Special Family Circumstances - Overview Updated policy regarding exemption from participation requirements for principal carers who are related to the child, where the child lives with them by a family law order (excluding natural, step or adoptive parents).
3.2.12.60 Activity Test Exemption - Principal Carer Parents with Special Family Circumstances - Automatic Exemptions Updated policy regarding exemption from participation requirements for principal carers who are related to the child, where the child lives with them by a family law order (excluding natural, step or adoptive parents).
3.2.12.70 Activity Test Exemption - Principal Carer Parents with Special Family Circumstances - Case-by-Case Exemptions Updated policy regarding exemption from participation requirements for principal carers who are related to the child, where the child lives with them by a family law order (excluding natural, step or adoptive parents).
3.3.1.60 Notification & Recipient Obligations for PA Updated terminology.
3.3.1.70 Continuation, Variation or Termination of PA Updated terminology.
3.3.2.40 Payability of MAA after 1 July 1996 Updated terminology.
3.3.2.80 Notification & Recipient Obligations for MAA Updated terminology.
3.3.3.40 Supplementary Benefits & Assistance for Austudy Recipients Updated policy in relation to RA eligibility.
3.3.3.50 Notification & Recipient Obligations for Austudy Updated policy due to legislative change regarding RA eligibility.
3.4.7.20 Registration for PBS Included additional information relating to backdating of PBS registration.
3.4.7.50 Non-accruing Membership of PBS Updated policy and added information relating to leave from employment and members aged 75 and over.
3.4.7.80 Claiming the PBS Bonus Added information relating to PBS claims made before death. Updated late claim provisions for PBS and information relating to the DFISA bonus.
3.4.7.120 Top ups for PBS New topic.
3.4.7.130 Sample PBS Top up Calculations New topic.
3.4.10.130 Supplementary Benefits & Assistance for RASF Farmers Added information relating to pension bonus bereavement payment.
3.4.11 PBBP - Qualification & Payability New section.
3.5.1 PP Qualification & Payability Updated terminology.
3.5.1.10 Qualification Summary for PP Updated policy reference.
3.5.1.70 Residence Qualification for PP - Overview Updated policy references.
3.5.1.110 Payability of PP - Partnered Rate Updated terminology.
3.5.1.130 Supplementary Benefits & Employment Assistance for PP Recipients Updated terminology.
3.5.1.260 Participation Requirements Exemption in Special Family Circumstances - Overview (PP) Updated policy regarding exemption from participation requirements for principal carers who are related to the child, where the child lives with them by a family law order (excluding natural, step or adoptive parents).
3.5.1.270 Participation Requirements Exemption in Special Family Circumstances - Automatic (PP) Updated policy regarding exemption from participation requirements for principal carers who are related to the child, where the child lives with them by a family law order (excluding natural, step or adoptive parents).
3.5.1.280 Participation Requirements Exemption in Special Family Circumstances - Case-by-Case (PP) Updated policy regarding exemption from participation requirements for principal carers who are related to the child, where the child lives with them by a family law order (excluding natural, step or adoptive parents).
3.6.1.80 Incentive Allowance & DSP Updated terminology.
3.6.1.90 Notification & Recipient Obligations for DSP Updated terminology.
3.6.2 Assessment for DSP Updated terminology.
3.6.2.50 Assessment of People with Intellectual Impairments for DSP Updated terminology.
3.6.2.150 DSP Recipients with Less than 10 Years Residence Updated terminology.
3.6.5.10 Qualification for SA Updated terminology.
3.6.5.30 Participation of SA Recipients in Rehabilitation Programs Updated terminology.
3.6.5.40 Payability of SA Updated terminology.
3.6.5.50 Payability of SA - Payments from an Employer Updated terminology.
3.6.5.90 Supplementary Benefits & Employment Assistance for SA Recipients Updated terminology.
3.6.5.100 Notification & Recipient Obligations for SA Updated terminology.
3.6.5.110 Continuation, Variation or Termination of SA Updated terminology.
3.7.3.10 Qualification for AGDRP Amended the definition of child for AGDRP purposes.
3.7.3.20 Determining the Rate of AGDRP Amended the description of child rate for AGDRP.
3.7.4.10 Qualification for CrP - General Provisions Extended CrP to humanitarian entrants.
3.7.4.35 Qualification for CrP - Humanitarian Entrant New topic.
3.7.4.65 Payability of CrP - Humanitarian Entrant New topic.
3.7.5.30 SpB Activity Test Exemptions Updated policy regarding automatic exemption from participation requirements for SpB principal carers.
3.8.1.10 Qualification for RA Updated policy in relation to RA eligibility for Austudy recipients.
3.8.1.104 Special RA Rules for Young Single People Updated policy due to legislative change regarding RA for Austudy recipients.
3.8.2.10 Qualification for PhA Updated policy in relation to PP recipients who claimed payment on or after 1 July 2006 who have an assessed partial capacity to work.
3.8.3.10 Qualification for PES Updated policy in relation to PP recipients who claimed payment on or after 1 July 2006 who have an assessed partial capacity to work.
3.8.3.90 Payability of PES Updated terminology.
3.8.3.120 Variation or Termination of PES Updated terminology.
3.8.7.10 Qualification for TAL Updated to reflect extension of concessions to PP recipients who claimed payment on or after 1 July 2006 who have an assessed partial capacity to work.
3.9.2.10 Qualification for PCC Updated to reflect extension of concessions to PP recipients who claimed payment on or after 1 July 2006 who have an assessed partial capacity to work.
3.9.2.30 PCC due to Employment Updated policy in relation to extending concessions to PP recipients who claimed payment on or after 1 July 2006 who have an assessed partial capacity to work.
3.13 Northern Territory CDEP Transition Payment New chapter.
4.2.4.10 Pension PP (single)Income & Assets Tests & Limits Updated terminology.
4.3.2 Income Exempt from Assessment Updated introduction.
4.3.2.10 Income Received to Cover Expenses Updated information relating to jury attendance or court appearances.
4.3.2.30 Income Exempt from Assessment - Legislated Clarified treatment of income from Reserve Service.
4.3.5.72 DFISA Bonus & DFISA Bonus Bereavement Payment & the PBS Updated for the commencement of DFISA bonus bereavement payment.
4.6.2.10 General Provisions for Exempt Assets Updated exempt funeral investments (funeral bonds).
4.6.5.100 Assessing Private Annuities & Overseas Income Products Updated terminology.
4.7.2.10 Assessable Income from Private Companies pre-01/01/2002 Updated terminology.
4.7.2.20 Assessable Assets from Private Companies & Unlisted Public Companies Updated terminology.
4.7.2.30 Treatment of Assessable Assets - Private & Unlisted Public Companies - Not Assessed Under New T & Rules Updated terminology.
4.7.3.10 General Provisions for Trusts pre-01/01/2002 Updated terminology.
4.7.3.20 Assessable Income from Discretionary Trusts pre-01/01/2002 Updated terminology.
4.7.3.30 Assessable Assets from Discretionary Trusts pre-01/01/2002 Updated terminology.
4.7.3.40 Assessable Income from Non-discretionary Trusts pre-01/01/2002 Updated terminology.
4.7.3.50 Assessable Assets from Non-discretionary Trusts pre-01/01/2002 Updated terminology.
4.7.3.60 Summary of Assessable Income from Trusts pre-01/01/2002 Updated terminology.
4.7.3.70 Assessable Income & Assets from Statutory Trusts Updated terminology.
4.7.3.80 Other Trust Matters pre-01/01/2002 Updated terminology.
4.7.4.10 Assessable Income & Assets from Primary Production Updated terminology.
4.7.4.20 Primary Production Aggregation Assessment for Sole Traders & Partnerships Updated terminology.
4.7.4.30 Primary Production Aggregation Assessment for Companies & Trusts Updated terminology.
4.7.5.30 Business Requirements & Fringe Benefits Updated terminology.
4.10.1.40 Historical Student Income Dependency Limits Since 1975 Updated rates.
4.10.1.50 Historical Employment Amount (Permissible Child Earnings) - January 1990 to Present Date Updated rates.
4.10.4.10 Historical Widow Class A & Sole Parent Benefit Means Test Limits Updated terminology.
4.10.6.30 Historical Disadvantaged Persons Health Scheme Income Limits Updated terminology.
4.10.7.10 Historical Policy on Pensioner Concessions Updated terminology.
4.10.7.30 Historical Income Limits for Fringe benefits - November 1983 to March 1993 Updated terminology.
4.10.7.40 Historical Income Limits for Pensioner Concessions - Sheltered Employment Allowance Updated terminology.
5.1 Current Rates Added Northern Territory CDEP Transition Payment to payments excluded from the chapter.
5.1.1.20 YA - Current Rates Updated rates.
5.1.2.30 Austudy - Current Rates Updated rates.
5.1.4.12 PP - Calculating a Rate for PP - General Updated terminology.
5.1.4.60 DOP - Current Rate Updated rate.
5.1.5.10 DSP - Current Rates Updated rates.
5.1.5.40 MOB - Current Rate Updated rate.
5.1.5.50 CA - Current Rate Updated rate.
5.2.1.20 Single Unemployment & Sickness Benefit - November 1984 to Present Date Updated rate.
5.2.1.50 Youth Related Payments - July 1986 to Present Date Updated rates.
5.2.4.20 Family payment, FA rates (Non-standard) - October 1973 to Present Date Updated rate.
5.2.4.50 Parenting Payment & Associated Rates - July 1995 to Present Date Updated terminology.
5.2.5.10 MOB - April 1983 to Present Date Updated rates and Note A explanation.
5.2.5.20 CA, CDA & HCA - December 1974 to Present Date, DNCB 1987 to 1999 Updated rate.
5.2.6.50 PhA Rates - 01/11/90 to Present Date Updated rate.
6.2.5.60 SA - Field Reviews Updated terminology.
6.2.5.70 SA - Mail Reviews Updated terminology.
6.2.5.80 SA - Rehabilitation Case Reviews Updated terminology.
6.7.1.20 Debts Arising under the SSAct from 01/07/2001 Updated terminology.
6.7.1.30 Assurance of Support Debts Updated terminology.
8.1.1.30 Claim Lodgement - Payment Specific Provisions Updated claim lodgement provisions for the pension bonus scheme.
8.1.1.50 When to Lodge a Claim - Payment Specific Provisions Added requirements for pension bonus bereavement payment and modified the requirements for PBS.
8.1.4.30 Retirement & Widows - Documentation Required Added documentation requirements for pension bereavement payment.
8.2.1 Transfers Updated requirements to determine when a claim is not required.
8.3.3.60 Backdated Start Days - SA Updated terminology.
9.2.2 Visa Subclass 100 - 149 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 116 Carer Removal of AoS from visa subclass.
9.2.2 Visa Subclass 100 - 149 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 134 Skill Matching Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.2 Visa Subclass 100 - 149 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 136 Skilled Independent Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.2 Visa Subclass 100 - 149 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 137 Skilled State/Territory - Nominated Independent Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.2 Visa Subclass 100 - 149 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 138 Skilled Australian Sponsored Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.2 Visa Subclass 100 - 149 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 139 Skilled - Designated Area Sponsored Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.11 Visa Subclass 800 - 849 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 836 Carer Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.12 Visa Subclass 850 - 899 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 861 Skilled Independent New Zealand Citizen Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.12 Visa Subclass 850 - 899 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 862 Skilled Australian Sponsored New Zealand Citizen Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.12 Visa Subclass 850 - 899 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 863 Skilled Designated Area - Sponsored New Zealand Citizen Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.12 Visa Subclass 850 - 899 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 880 Skilled - Independent Overseas Student Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.12 Visa Subclass 850 - 899 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 881 Skilled - Australian Sponsored Overseas Student Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.12 Visa Subclass 850 - 899 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 882 Skilled -Designated Area Sponsored Overseas Student Removed AoS requirement.
9.2.12 Visa Subclass 850 - 899 Payment Eligibility Visa Subclass 883 Skilled - Designated Area Sponsored (Residence) Removed AoS requirement.
9.4.1.10 Introduction to the AoS Scheme Added to list of recoverable payments.
9.4.1.30 AoS Scheme from 1 July 2004 Updated to reflect 1 January 2008 legislation changes - 'bond' changed to 'security'.
9.4.1.40 AoS Scheme from 1 January 2008 New topic.
9.4.2 Providing an AoS Clarified lodging an AoS application.
9.4.3.30 AoS - Minimum Income Requirements Updated income requirements to reflect 1 January 2008 legislation changes.
9.4.3.40 Minimum Income Requirements for Mandatory (Bonded) AoS Deleted topic.
9.4.3.50 Minimum Income Requirements for Discretionary (Unbonded) AoS Deleted topic.
9.4.3.60 AoS - Income Requirements & Family Circumstances of Potential Assurer Updated for changes to income test for assurers.
9.4.3.70 Income Requirements & Family Circumstances of Visa Applicant (Assuree) Deleted topic.
9.4.3.90 AoS - Requirements for Corporations Updated for changes to income test for assurers.
9.4.3.100 AoS - Requirements for Unincorporated Bodies Updated requirements to reflect 1 January 2008 legislation changes.
9.4.4 Lodgement of Security Updated to reflect 1 January 2008 legislation changes - 'bond' changed to 'security', amount of security required.
9.4.6.10 Cancellation of an AoS New topic.
9.4.7 AoS - Debt Updated to reflect 1 January 2008 legislation changes - 'bond' changed to 'security'.
9.4.8 AoS - Transitional Arrangement at 1 July 2004 Deleted topic.
10.21 Agreement with Switzerland New chapter.

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