Social Security Act 2018
2018 No 32
247 | Variation for suspension or cancellation of benefit or non-entitlement period affecting couple with 1 or more dependent children | 138 |
248 | Variation for suspension or cancellation of main benefit or non-entitlement period affecting sole parent | 139 |
Good and sufficient reason for non-compliance | ||
249 | Good and sufficient reason for non-compliance: default by MSD | 139 |
250 | Good and sufficient reason for failure to comply with drug-testing obligation | 139 |
251 | Good and sufficient reason for failure to supervise dependent child | 140 |
Procedure for imposing sanction | ||
252 | MSD must give notice of sanction | 140 |
253 | Notice relates to single failure | 141 |
254 | How notice of sanction may be given | 141 |
255 | Breach of obligation in relation to dependent children: additional steps before notice may be given | 141 |
256 | When reduction, suspension, or cancellation of benefit takes effect | 142 |
Evidential drug test | ||
257 | Request for evidential drug test if sanction imposed for failing screening drug test | 142 |
258 | Effect of request for evidential drug test | 142 |
259 | Effect of failure of evidential drug test | 143 |
260 | Costs of evidential drug test | 143 |
Recompliance | ||
261 | How person recomplies after failure to comply with obligation | 143 |
262 | Impossibility of remedying failure of work-test obligation | 144 |
263 | How person recomplies after failure to comply with drug-testing obligation | 144 |
264 | Drug testing for purposes of recompliance | 144 |
265 | Failure of drug test for purposes of recompliance constitutes third failure | 145 |
266 | Costs of drug testing for purposes of recompliance | 145 |
Miscellaneous | ||
267 | Case management support for beneficiary in breach of obligation in relation to dependent children | 145 |
Subpart 3—Sanctions for breach of young person or young parent obligations | ||
Interpretation | ||
268 | Failure, and first, second, and third failure, defined for young person or young parent obligations | 145 |
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