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CHAPTER 25 - NON-CASH BENEFITS - 1. Date of effect of savings provision for HCC. See guidelines 25.7400 to 25.7407.
Amending incorrect date of effect of savings provision.
CHAPTER 27 - DETERMINING RATES OF PAYMENT - 1. Taxable income of new arrivals in Australia (see guidelines 27.25400 to 27.25401) 2. Taxable income of defence force personnel stationed overseas (see guidelines 27.25500 to 27.25501).
1. With the inclusion of foreign income in the Family Payment income test, new arrivals in Australia will be assessed on their taxable income plus any foreign income.
2. Changes to the way in which foreign income is assessed in the Family Payment income test may have implications for defence force personnel stationed overseas.
CHAPTER 27 - DETERMINING RATES OF PAYMENT - Foreign income. See guidelines 27.25050 to 27.25153.
Foreign income will be included in the Family Payment income test.
CHAPTER 27 - DETERMINING RATES OF PAYMENT - Amendment to table of contents to reflect update 71G.
CHAPTER 27 - DETERMINING RATES OF PAYMENT - Casual earnings and the income test. See guidelines 27.8610 to 27.8619.
This amendment provides examples, calculating the income amounts for casual employees such as school teachers and TAFE lecturers.
CHAPTER 12 - NEWSTART - The 'youth summit' resulted in changes to the education leavers waiting period, effective from 2 November 1992. These changes included a change for secondary education leavers. The education leavers waiting period for these people now starts from the day after a person leaves a full time course of education and ends no later than 14 February. See guidelines 12.6700 to 12.6702.
Update example for secondary education leavers.
CHAPTER 18 - CHILD DISABILITY ALLOWANCE - Dual claims for family payment ane CDA. See guideline 18.100 to 18.103.
Family payment is income tested for CDA children.
CHAPTER 6 - DISABILITY SUPPORT PENSION - Removal of reference to second medical assessments. See guidelines 6.400 to 6.405.
Guideline 6.402 currently refers to the policy of offering second medical assessments where a client receives an initial impairment rating of less than 20%. This policy was abolished from 26 July 1993 and the second dot point in 6.402 should therefore be removed.
CHAPTER 27 - DETERMINING RATES OF PAYMENT - Additional earnings free area. See guidelines 27.7210 to 27.7227.
Pensioners granted war widow's pension with effect from 1 November 1986 are paid with a ceiling of $120.10. People paid an allowance or benefit who are granted a war widow's pension with effect from 1 November 1986 become ineligible for payment of allowance or benefit.
CHAPTER 6 - DISABILITY SUPPORT PENSION - Manifest inability to work. See guidelines 6.1010 to 6.1032.
The 'manifest medical conditions' have been re-structured.
CHAPTER 6 - DISABILITY SUPPORT PENSION - Definition of work skill levels. See guidelines 6.740 to 6.763.
This amendment replaces the definition of work as 'unskilled', 'semi-skilled' and 'skilled' with three categories of work defined according to the level of formal education, training or work experience required to perform the work.
CHAPTER 12 - NEWSTART - Waiving education leaver waiting periods. See guidelines 12.6850 to 12.6853.
Clarifies the position when a person reclaims JSA within 12 months of commencing a course of study after having served a partial ELWP.
CHAPTER 12 - NEWSTART - Education leaver waiting periods. Guidelines 12.6600 to 12.6603 deleted.
CHAPTER 12- NEWSTART - Amendment to Table of Contents to reflect update 61G.
