Section 118 — Social Security Act 2018: Work ability assessment

118 Work ability assessment (1) MSD may at any time require a person to whom this section applies to attend and participate in a work ability assessment to determine, or help determine, all or any of the following matters: (a) whether the person is entitled to a benefit and, if so, what kind of benefit: (b) if a person granted jobseeker support is subject to a work-test obligation, whether that obligation should be deferred: (c) if a person is granted jobseeker support on the ground of health condition, injury, or disability, whether that person has the capacity for part-time work: (d) whether the person should be exempted from a work-preparation or work-test obligation: (e) whether the person has the capacity to comply with a work-preparation or work-test obligation: (f) what is suitable employment for the person for the purposes of section 145 : (g) what are suitable activities for the person for the purposes of section 125(d) or 146(1)(d) : (h) what assistance and supports are necessary for the person to obtain employment. (2) The assessment must be made in accordance with the procedure determined by MSD. (3) A person who has been assessed under subsection (1) may be required by MSD to undergo a reassessment under that subsection as MSD thinks appropriate. Compare: 1964 No 136 ss 100B(3), (4) , 100C(1), (2)