Section 115 — Social Security Act 1991: Persons under 21 receiving newstart allowance or sickness allowance on 17 June 1997

(1) If: (a) a person was, on 17 June 1997, under 21 years of age and a recipient of newstart allowance or sickness allowance; and (b) the person did not cease to be, and was immediately before 1 July 1998, a recipient of newstart allowance or sickness allowance; and (c) the person was, immediately before 1 July 1998, under 21 years of age; then: (e) the person is to continue to receive the newstart allowance or sickness allowance on and after that day; and (f) subject to subclauses (2) and (3), Part 2.12 or 2.14 (as the case may be) as in force immediately before that day continues to apply to the person. (2) If, on or after 1 July 1998, the Secretary cancels or suspends: (a) a person’s newstart allowance under section 660I or 660IA; or (b) a person’s sickness allowance under section 728L or 728M; a determination by the Secretary under section 660J or 728P (as the case may be) that the allowance is payable to the person does not have effect unless the determination is made within 6 weeks after the Secretary’s decision to cancel or suspend the allowance. (3) Newstart allowance or sickness allowance ceases to be payable to a person who has been receiving it because of subclause (1) if the person makes a claim for youth allowance and the claim is granted.