Section 123TA — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Simplified outline

The following is a simplified outline of this Part: • This Part sets up an income management regime for recipients of certain welfare payments. • A person may become subject to the income management regime because: (a) a child protection officer of a State or Territory requires the person to be subject to the income management regime; or (b) the Secretary has determined that the person is a vulnerable welfare payment recipient; or (c) the person meets the criteria relating to disengaged youth; or (d) the person meets the criteria relating to long-term welfare payment recipients; or (e) the person, or the person’s partner, has a child who does not meet school enrolment requirements; or (f) the person, or the person’s partner, has a child who has unsatisfactory school attendance; or (g) the Queensland Commission requires the person to be subject to the income management regime; or (ga) an officer or employee of a recognised State/Territory authority requires the person to be subject to the income management regime; or (h) the person voluntarily agrees to be subject to the income management regime. • A person who is subject to the income management regime will have an income management account. • Amounts will be deducted from the person’s welfare payments and credited to the person’s income management account. • Amounts will be debited from the person’s income management account for the purposes of enabling the Secretary to take action directed towards meeting the priority needs of: (a) the person; and (b) the person’s children (if any); and (c) the person’s partner (if any); and (d) any other dependants of the person.