Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1206T

  (1)   Subject to subsection   (2) and sections   1206U and 1206V, if:

  (a)   a person applies in writing to the Secretary for a special employment advance deduction to be decreased, or to be stopped, because of severe financial hardship; and

  (b)   the Secretary is satisfied that:

  (i)   the person's circumstances are exceptional and could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of the person's claim for the special employment advance; and

  (ii)   the person would suffer severe financial hardship if the special employment advance deduction that would otherwise apply were to continue;

the Secretary may determine in writing that, for the period stated in the determination, the special employment advance deduction is to be a lesser amount (which may be a nil amount) stated in the determination.

  (2)   At any time while the determination is in force, the Secretary may:

  (a)   vary the determination so as to require to be deducted from the person's rate a special employment advance deduction larger than the deduction (if any) previously applying under the determination, but smaller than the deduction applying immediately before the determination; or

  (b)   revoke the determination;

but only if the Secretary is satisfied that the person would not suffer severe financial hardship because of the variation or revocation.

  (3)   A variation or revocation of a determination must be in writing.