Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

Disqualifications.

[1993 s36(1)]

46.—(1) Regulations may provide for disqualifying a person for receiving disability benefit for such period not exceeding 9 weeks as may be determined under this Part where—

(a) the person has become incapable of work through his or her own misconduct, or

(b) the person fails without good cause to attend for or to submit himself or herself to any medical or other examination or treatment that may be required in accordance with the regulations, or to observe any prescribed rules of behaviour.

[1993 s36(2)]

(2) Regulations may also provide for imposing in the case of any class of persons additional conditions in relation to the receipt of disability benefit and restrictions on the rate and duration of that benefit where, having regard to special circumstances, it appears to the Minister necessary so to do for the purpose of preventing inequalities or injustice.

[1993 s36(3)]

(3) Regulations may also provide for disqualifying a person for the receipt of disability benefit where he or she fails, on becoming or again becoming incapable of work, to make a claim within the prescribed time, but those regulations may provide for extending, subject to any prescribed conditions, the time within which the claim may be made.