Section 4A — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Start day for jobseeker payment and youth allowance if claimant required to attend interview

When this clause applies and subclause 3(1) does not (1) This clause applies, and subclause 3(1) does not apply, in relation to a person’s: (a) claim for jobseeker payment; or (b) claim for youth allowance that is not based on the person being a new apprentice or undertaking full-time study; if the Secretary gives the person a notice under section 63 requiring the person to attend a particular place for an interview on a day specified in the notice (the specified day). Note: Clause 5 may override the start day under this clause in certain circumstances. Secretary may decide that this clause does not apply (2) This clause does not apply to a person if the Secretary is satisfied, in accordance with any guidelines under subclause (3), that it should not apply to the person. (3) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, make guidelines to be complied with in deciding under subclause (2) whether this clause applies to a person. Start day (4) The start day for the person is the day worked out using the following table. Start day If the period between the time the Secretary imposes the requirement under section 63 and the specified day is: The start day is: 1 2 business days or less The specified day 2 More than 2 business days (otherwise than at the person’s request) The day the Secretary imposes the requirement under section 63 3 More than 2 business days (at the person’s request) The specified day Start day—failure to comply with requirement to attend interview (5) Despite subclause (4), if: (a) the person does not comply with the requirement; and (b) because of that failure to comply, either section 547AA or 615 of the 1991 Act applies to the person; the person’s start day is the day on which that section ceases to apply to the person. Start day—person not qualified on start day (6) Despite subclauses (4) and (5), if a person is not qualified for the payment or allowance on the day that would, but for this subclause, be the person’s start day, the person’s start day is the first day, after what would otherwise (under subclause (4) or (5)) be the person’s start day, on which the person is qualified for the payment or allowance. When this clause ceases to apply (7) This clause ceases to apply if the Secretary revokes the requirement before the specified day. Note: In that case, subclause 3(1) will apply.