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25 Value of expense benefits
The value of an expense benefit is the amount of the payment that constitutes the expense benefit.
Part 8 Financial Investment Benefits
Division 1 What is a financial investment benefit?
26 Definition
In this Part:
available money for a person, means money that:
(a) is held by or for the person; and
(b) is not deposit money of the person; and
(c) is not the subject of a loan made by the person.
deposit money of a person, means the person’s money that is deposited in an account with a bank, building society, credit union or other institution that takes money on deposit.
financial investment means:
(a) available or deposit money; or
(b) a managed investment; or
(c) a listed security; or
(d) an unlisted public security; or
(e) gold, silver or platinum bullion.
listed security means a share in a company, or another security, listed on a stock exchange.
managed investment has the same meaning as in subsections 9 (1A), (1B) and (1C) of the Social Security Act 1991.
unlisted public security means a public security that is not a listed security.