Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 736

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a person, other than a person who is a nominated visa holder, is receiving, or has lodged a claim for, special benefit; and

  (b)   the Secretary is of the opinion that the person should:

  (i)   undertake a course of vocational training; or

  (ii)   undertake a course:

  (A)   which the person could reasonably undertake; and

  (B)   to which the person has been referred by the Secretary; or

  (iii)   do any work suitable to be done by the person; and

  (c)   the Secretary notifies the person that the person is required to:

  (i)   undertake that course; or

  (ii)   do that work; and

  (d)   the person does not comply with the Secretary's requirements;

special benefit is not payable to the person for a period determined by the Secretary.

  (2)   The Secretary may determine that special benefit is payable for a period for which he or she had previously determined that it was not payable under subsection   (1) if, within a reasonable period, the person complies with the Secretary's requirements.