Section 298 — Social Security Act 2018: MSD must inquire into claim for benefit

298 MSD must inquire into claim for benefit (1) MSD must inquire into every claim for a benefit made by or on behalf of an applicant for a benefit. (2) Subsection (1) is subject to— (a) section 299 (inquiry: exception during epidemic): (b) section 303 (grant: after death of applicant): (c) regulations made under section 432(1) and (3)(e) (pre-benefit activities: consequences of non-compliance by applicant). (3) MSD may inquire into the circumstances of a person who has been receiving a benefit as those circumstances existed— (a) immediately before the benefit was granted; or (b) during the period or periods that the benefit was paid. (4) Subsection (3) does not limit— (a) subsection (1); or (b) subpart 3 (review of entitlement to, or rate of, benefit granted). Compare: 1964 No 136 s 12(1), (1A)