Section 914 — Social Security Act 1991: Recipients of certain social security payments

Qualification for days 14 May 2012 to 30 June 2012 (1) The Secretary may, on a day during the period starting on 14 May 2012 and ending on 30 June 2012, determine that a person is qualified for a clean energy advance if, on that day: (a) the person receives one of the social security payments set out in subsection (4); and (b) the person’s rate of payment is greater than nil; and (ba) the person is residing in Australia; and (c) the person is in Australia. Qualification for days 1 July 2012 to 19 March 2013 (2) The Secretary may determine that a person is qualified for a clean energy advance if, on a day during the period starting on 1 July 2012 and ending on 19 March 2013: (a) the person receives one of the social security payments set out in subsection (4); and (b) the person’s rate of payment is greater than nil; and (ba) the person is residing in Australia; and (c) the person is in Australia. (3) A determination under subsection (2) must specify the first day during the period set out in that subsection for which the person: (a) satisfies paragraphs (2)(a), (b) and (ba); and (b) is in Australia, disregarding any temporary absence from Australia for a continuous period not exceeding 6 weeks. Clean energy qualifying payments (4) The social security payments (the clean energy qualifying payments) are as follows: (a) age pension; (b) benefit PP (partnered); (c) bereavement allowance; (d) carer payment; (e) disability support pension (other than for a person who is under 21 with no dependent children); (f) newstart allowance; (g) pension PP (single); (h) partner allowance; (i) seniors supplement; (j) sickness allowance; (k) special benefit, whose rate is worked out as if the person were qualified for newstart allowance; (l) widow allowance; (m) widow B pension; (n) wife pension.