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Section 575E — Social Security Act 1991: Length of newly arrived resident’s waiting period
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If a person is subject to a newly arrived resident’s waiting period, the period: (a) starts on the day the person first became an Australian resident; and (b) ends when the person has been an Australian resident in Australia for a period of, or periods totalling, 208 weeks after that day. Note: For Australian resident see subsection 7(2).
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