Section 1218B — Social Security Act 1991: Exception—waiting period in Australia before parenting payment is portable

(1) If: (a) immediately before the period of absence commenced, the person was receiving parenting payment; and (b) at a time not more than 6 weeks before the period of absence commenced, parenting payment had ceased to be payable to the person because: (i) the person’s portability period for parenting payment in relation to another period of absence ended; or (ii) another absence had ceased to be an allowable absence for parenting payment; parenting payment is not payable to the person during the period of absence. (2) This section is subject to section 1218.