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StatuteSocial Security (Administration) Act 1999

Section 68 — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Person receiving social security payment or holding concession card

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(1) Subsection (2) applies to a person to whom a social security payment (other than utilities allowance or energy supplement under Part 2.25B of the 1991 Act) is being paid. (2) The Secretary may give a person to whom this subsection applies a notice that requires the person to do any or all of the following: (a) inform the Department if: (i) a specified event or change of circumstances occurs; or (ii) the person becomes aware that a specified event or change of circumstances is likely to occur; (b) give the Department one or more statements about a matter that might affect the payment to the person of the social security payment; (c) give the Department one or more statements about a matter that might affect the operation, or prospective operation, of Part 3B in relation to the person. (3) Subsection (4) applies to a person who is the holder of a concession card. (4) The Secretary may give a person to whom this subsection applies a notice that requires the person to do either or both of the following: (a) inform the Department if: (i) a specified event or change of circumstances occurs; or (ii) the person becomes aware that a specified event or change of circumstances is likely to occur; (b) give the Department a statement about a matter that might affect the person’s qualification for the concession card. (5) An event or change of circumstances is not to be specified in a notice under this section unless the occurrence of the event or change of circumstances might: (a) affect the payment of the social security payment or the person’s qualification for the concession card, as the case requires; or (b) affect the operation, or prospective operation, of Part 3B in relation to the person.

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