Social Welfare Act 2019

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Item No.

Provision affected

Amendment

1

Section 2

Is amended—

(a) in subsection (2), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “qualified adult”:

(i) by the insertion of “, jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) payable under Chapter 12A of Part 2” after “Chapter 12 of Part 2” in subparagraph (iv),

(ii) by the substitution of “142, jobseeker’s benefit payable under section 65 or 66 or jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) payable under section 68E or 68G,” for “142 or jobseeker’s benefit payable under section 65 or 66,” in subparagraph (v),

(iii) by the substitution of “142, jobseeker’s benefit payable under section 65 or 66 or jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) payable under section 68E or 68G,” for “142 or jobseeker’s benefit payable under section 65 or 66,” in subparagraph (vi), and

(iv) by the substitution of “142, jobseeker’s benefit payable under section 65 or 66 or jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) payable under section 68E or 68G,” for “142 or jobseeker’s benefit payable under section 65 or 66,” in subparagraph (vii),

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “qualified child” by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (iii):

“(iiia) section 68E(3), in the case of an applicant for jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) other than as referred to in paragraph (b),”,

and

(ii) in paragraph (b) of the definition of “qualified child” by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (iv):

“(iva) section 68G(3), in the case of an applicant who has been entitled to or is in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) for not less than 26 weeks, or, subject to the conditions and in the circumstances that may be prescribed, has been entitled to or has been in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) and a relevant payment for not less than 26 weeks, and”,

and

(c) in subsection (8) by the insertion of “68C,” after “sections 62,”.

2

Section 4

Is amended in paragraph (a) of subsection (4) by the insertion of “68C,” after “64(6),”.

3

Section 7

Is amended in paragraph (g) of subsection (2) by the insertion of “or jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed)” after “jobseeker’s benefit”.

4

Section 21

Is amended in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) by the insertion of “jobseeker’s benefit granted by virtue of self-employment contributions specified in section 64(1)(a)(ii), jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),” after “any benefit other than”.

5

Section 29

Is amended in paragraph (a) of subsection (4) by the insertion of

“, jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed)” after “jobseeker’s benefit”.

6

Section 39

Is amended in subsection (1) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (e):

“(ea) jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),”.

7

Section 141

Is amended by the insertion—

(a) in subsection (8) of “or jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed)” after “jobseeker’s benefit”,

(b) in paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of “or 68H” after “section 67”, and

(c) in paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of “or 68D(1)(b)” after “64(1)(b)”.

8

Section 144

Is amended in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) by the insertion of “jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),” after “jobseeker’s benefit,”.

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Section 147

Is amended in subsection (6) by the substitution of “either jobseeker’s benefit or jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed)” for “jobseeker’s benefit”.

10

Section 186A

Is amended in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subsection (5) by the insertion of “, jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed)” after “jobseeker’s benefit”.

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Section 217

Is amended in subsection (1) by the insertion of “ jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),” after “jobseeker’s benefit,”.

12

Section 225

Is amended in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) by the insertion of “, jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed)” after “jobseeker’s benefit”.

13

Section 233

Is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) by the insertion of “, jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed)” after “jobseeker’s benefit”, and

(b) in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) by the insertion of “, jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed)” after “jobseeker’s benefit”.

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Section 238A

Is amended in the definition of “qualifying payment”—

(a) in paragraph (a), by the deletion of “or”, and

(b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

“(aa) jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed), or”.

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Section 238B

Is amended—

(a) in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) by the insertion of “jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),” after “jobseeker’s benefit,”,

(b) in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) by the insertion of “jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),” after “jobseeker’s benefit,”,

(c) in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (i):

“(ia) jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),”,

and

(d) in subsection (6), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “continuous period of unemployment” by the insertion of “, jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed)” after “jobseeker’s benefit”.

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Section 241

Is amended in paragraph (c) of subsection (2) by the insertion of “jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),” after “jobseeker’s benefit,”.

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Section 244

Is amended in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) by the insertion of “jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),” after “jobseeker’s benefit,”.

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Section 247

Is amended in subsection (6) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

“(aa) jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),”.

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Section 248

Is amended in subsection (1), in the definition of “benefit”, by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b):

“(ba) jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),”.

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Section 274A

Is amended by the insertion—

(a) in subsection (1) of “, 68C” after “section 62”, and

(b) in subsection (2) of “, 68C” after “section 62”.

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Schedule 2

Is amended at reference 1 in column (1) of Part 1, by the insertion of “Jobseeker’s Benefit (self-employed),” after “Jobseeker’s Benefit,”.