Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 914A

Qualification for days 14   May 2012 to 30   June 2012

  (1)   The Secretary may, on a day during the period starting on 14   May 2012 and ending on 30   June 2012, determine that a person is qualified for a clean energy advance if, on that day:

  (a)   the person receives one of the social security payments set out in subsection   (5); and

  (b)   the person's rate of payment is greater than nil; and

  (ba)   the person is residing in Australia; and

  (c)   the person is in Australia.

Qualification for days 1   July 2012 to 30   June 2013

  (2)   The Secretary may determine that a person is qualified for a clean energy advance if, on a day during the period starting on 1   July 2012 and ending on 30   June 2013:

  (a)   the person receives one of the social security payments set out in subsection   (5); and

  (b)   the person's rate of payment is greater than nil; and

  (ba)   the person is residing in Australia; and

  (c)   the person is in Australia.

Qualification for days 1   July 2013 to 31   December 2013

  (3)   The Secretary may determine that a person is qualified for a clean energy advance if, on a day during the period starting on 1   July 2013 and ending on 31   December 2013:

  (a)   the person receives one of the social security payments set out in subsection   (5); and

  (b)   the person's rate of payment is greater than nil; and

  (ba)   the person is residing in Australia; and

  (c)   the person is in Australia.

First day of qualification under subsection   (2) or (3)

  (4)   A determination under subsection   (2) or (3) must specify the first day during the period set out in that subsection for which the person:

  (a)   satisfies paragraphs   (a), (b) and (ba) of that subsection; and

  (b)   is in Australia, disregarding any temporary absence from Australia for a continuous period not exceeding 6 weeks.

Clean energy qualifying payments

  (5)   The social security payments (the clean energy qualifying payments ) are as follows:

  (a)   austudy payment;

  (b)   disability support pension for a person who is under 21 with no dependent children;

  (c)   special benefit, whose rate is worked out as if the person were qualified for austudy payment or youth allowance;

  (d)   youth allowance.