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A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
19BApplication of maintenance income test to certain pension and benefit recipients and their partners
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#### 19B Application of maintenance income test to certain pension and benefit recipients and their partners
If the individual, or the individual’s partner, is:
(a) permanently blind; and
(b) receiving:
(i) an age pension (under Part 2.2 of the Social Security Act 1991); or
(ii) a disability support pension (under Part 2.3 of the Social Security Act 1991); or
(iii) a service pension; or
(iv) income support supplement (under Part IIIA of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986); or
(v) a veteran payment;
then:
(c) the individual’s maintenance income excess is nil; and
(d) the individual’s income and maintenance tested rate is the same as the individual’s income tested rate.