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#### 7 Coronavirus economic response payments
(1) The rules may make provision for and in relation to:
(a) one or more kinds of payments by the Commonwealth to an entity in respect of a time that occurs during the prescribed period; and
(b) the establishment of a scheme providing for matters relating to one or more of those payments, and matters relating to such a scheme.
Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not limit each other.
(1A) The rules may also make provision for and in relation to:
(a) one or more kinds of payments by the Commonwealth to an entity in respect of a time that occurs during the relevant period, being payments that are primarily for the purpose of:
(i) improving the prospects of individuals getting employment in Australia; or
(ii) increasing workforce participation in Australia; and
(b) the establishment of a scheme providing for matters relating to one or more of those payments, and matters relating to such a scheme.
Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not limit each other.
(1B) The rules may also make provision for and in relation to:
(a) one or more kinds of payments by the Commonwealth to an entity in respect of a time that occurs during the period beginning on 1 July 2021 and ending on 31 December 2022, being payments that are for the purpose of providing financial support to entities that are adversely affected by restrictions imposed under a public health order of a State or Territory to prevent or control the transmission of the coronavirus known as COVID‑19; and
(b) the establishment of a scheme providing for matters relating to one or more of those payments, and matters relating to such a scheme.
Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not limit each other.
(2) Without limiting subsections (1), (1A) and (1B), the rules may make provision for and in relation to the following matters:
(a) the eligibility criteria for a payment;
(b) if or how an application for a payment may or must be made;
(c) whether a payment is to be paid in instalments or as a lump sum;
(d) entitlement to a payment or an instalment of a payment;
(e) the amount of a payment or an instalment of a payment;
(f) when a payment or an instalment of a payment is payable;
(g) conditions applying to a payment or an instalment of a payment;
(h) providing information or notices;
(i) rights, obligations or liabilities of:
(i) an entity that is paid a payment; or
(ii) an entity that directly benefits from another entity being paid a payment; or
(iii) if the entitlement of an entity to a payment relates to a relationship existing between the entity and another entity—the other entity.
Paragraphs (a) to (i) do not limit each other.