Section 123TH — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Priority needs

(1) For the purposes of this Part, a person’s priority needs are as follows: (a) food; (b) non-alcoholic beverages; (c) clothing; (d) footwear; (e) basic personal hygiene items; (f) basic household items; (g) housing, including: (i) rent; and (ii) home loan repayments; and (iii) repairs; and (iv) maintenance; (h) household utilities, including: (i) electricity; and (ii) gas; and (iii) water; and (iv) sewerage; and (v) garbage collection; and (vi) fixed-line telephone; (i) rates and land tax; (j) health, including: (i) medical, nursing, dental or other health services; and (ii) pharmacy items; and (iii) the supply, alteration or repair of artificial teeth; and (iv) the supply, alteration or repair of an artificial limb (or part of a limb), artificial eye or hearing aid; and (v) the supply, alteration or repair of a medical or surgical appliance; and (vi) the testing of eyes; and (vii) the prescribing of spectacles or contact lenses; and (viii) the supply of spectacles or contact lenses; and (ix) the management of a disability; (k) child care and development; (l) education and training; (m) items required for the purposes of the person’s employment, including: (i) a uniform or other occupational clothing; and (ii) protective footwear; and (iii) tools of trade; (n) funerals; (o) public transport services, where the services are used wholly or partly for purposes in connection with any of the above needs; (p) the acquisition, repair, maintenance or operation of: (i) a motor vehicle; or (ii) a motor cycle; or (iii) a bicycle; that is used wholly or partly for purposes in connection with any of the above needs; (q) any thing specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph. (2) For the purposes of this Part, excluded goods or excluded services are not priority needs.