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Section 154 — Social Security Act 2018: Deemed failure to comply with work-test obligation

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154 Deemed failure to comply with work-test obligation A person ( P ) is deemed to have failed without a good and sufficient reason to comply with a work-test obligation under section 144 or 146 if— (a) P, without a good and sufficient reason, fails to apply for suitable employment that requires candidates to undertake drug tests; or (b) P is a full-time work-tested beneficiary and leaves, without a good and sufficient reason, or is dismissed for misconduct from, part-time work or employment averaging less than part-time work; or (c) P is a part-time work-tested beneficiary who leaves, without a good and sufficient reason, or is dismissed for misconduct from, employment averaging less than part-time work. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 116B(1)(f)–(h)

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