Section 42AH — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Compliance action for unemployment failures

Unemployment failures committed by persons receiving a participation payment (1) If a person receiving a participation payment commits an unemployment failure, the Secretary may determine that the participation payment is cancelled (see section 42AP). Note: Participation payments will not be payable to the person for the person’s post-cancellation non-payment period (see subsection 42AP(5)). Unemployment failures committed by persons claiming a participation payment (2) If a person who has made a claim for (but is not receiving) a participation payment has committed an unemployment failure, the Secretary may determine that participation payments (whether or not the same as the participation payment that was claimed) are not payable to the person for a period (see section 42AO).