Section 42AO — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Unemployment preclusion periods for unemployment failures by persons claiming participation payments

(1) If the Secretary determines under subsection 42AH(2) that participation payments are not payable to a person who has made a claim for a participation payment, then participation payments are not payable to the person for the period (the unemployment preclusion period) of: (a) 4 weeks beginning on the day the person becomes unemployed as a result of the person’s voluntary act or misconduct (unless paragraph (b) applies); or (b) 6 weeks beginning on that day, if, during the 6 months ending on the day immediately before that day, relocation assistance, for the employment to which the voluntary act or misconduct related, has been paid to or for the benefit of the person. Note 1: The unemployment preclusion period may affect the person’s start day for a claim (see clauses 5 and 5A of Schedule 2). Note 2: For the purposes of this subsection, it is irrelevant which participation payment the person claimed (see subsection 42AH(2)). (2) For the purposes of this Act, relocation assistance for employment means a payment: (a) that is made by or on behalf of the Commonwealth to or for the benefit of a person for the purpose of assisting the person to take up the employment; and (b) that is specified under subsection (3). (3) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, specify one or more payments for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b).