Section 1262 — Social Security Act 1991: Minister may determine modifications of social security law

(1) For any provision of the social security law covered by subsection (2), the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine: (a) that the provision is varied as specified in the determination; or (b) that the provision does not apply; or (c) that the provision does not apply and that another provision specified in the determination applies instead. Note: Section 1263 deals with the period the determination is in force. Provisions able to be modified (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the provisions are the following: (a) subsection 23(4A) or (4AA); (b) paragraph 500(1)(d) and subsections 500(3) and (4); (c) section 500WA; (d) section 500WB; (e) section 500X; (f) section 500Y; (g) section 500Z; (h) subsection 540BA(4); (i) section 549CA; (j) section 549CB; (k) section 549D; (l) section 549E; (m) section 553C; (n) section 575D; (o) section 575E; (p) section 575EA; (q) Part 2.12, in relation to working out whether a person is a member of a couple; (r) subsection 593(8); (s) section 620; (t) section 621; (u) section 623A; (v) section 623B; (w) section 633; (x) subsection 654(3); (y) section 739A; (z) section 745M; (za) section 1046; (zb) Module H of the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator in section 1067G, in relation to working out the rate of youth allowance where neither section 540AA (about new apprentices) nor paragraph 541(1)(a) (about full-time study) applies; (zc) Part 3.6, in relation to working out whether a person is a member of a couple for the purposes of working out the rate of jobseeker payment; (zd) Module G of Benefit Rate Calculator B in section 1068, in relation to working out the rate of jobseeker payment; (ze) section 1216; (zf) Division 3 of Part 4.2; (zg) clause 128 of Schedule 1A. Determination to be in response to COVID-19 (3) The Minister must be satisfied that a determination under subsection (1) is in response to circumstances relating to the coronavirus known as COVID-19. Application of determination (4) A determination under subsection (1) must be expressed to: (a) apply to all persons; or (b) apply to a specified class or specified classes of persons. Determination may provide for things to have been done before commencement (5) A determination under subsection (1) may provide that a person is taken to have done a specified thing on a day before the determination commences. Determination has effect accordingly (6) A determination under subsection (1) has effect accordingly. Definitions (7) In this section: Minister means the Minister administering the Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999.