Commonwealth legislation

Social Security (Declaration of Visa in a Class of Visas - Special Benefit Activity Test) Determination 2014

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

1/10 complexity

What this does

This determination names a specific visa type—the Subclass 449 (Humanitarian Stay Temporary) visa—for the purposes of the Special Benefit "activity test" rules.

Why this matters

Special Benefit is a safety-net welfare payment for people in severe financial hardship who don't qualify for other benefits. Usually, recipients must satisfy an "activity test" (meaning they must actively look for work or participate in approved programs). This instrument clarifies that people holding temporary humanitarian visas (Subclass 449) are specifically covered by these rules, ensuring they can access support while their visa status is being processed.

Who is affected

Visa holders: People holding a Subclass 449 visa (typically individuals awaiting decisions on protection visas who need temporary residence)
Department of Social Services: The agency administering Special Benefit payments and activity test requirements

JSON API

Deep dive

Want the full deep dive?

Zoe can write the in-depth analysis on top of the summary above: how it works, who it affects and what each part actually does.

Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in Social Security (Declaration of Visa in a Class of Visas - Special Benefit Activity Test) Determination 2014.

Social Security (Declaration of Visa in a Class of Visas - Special Benefit Activity Test) Determination 2014

meta-content-style-type: text/css meta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8 meta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2

?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>

Description: Description: Commonwealth Coat of Arms

Social Security (Declaration of Visa in a Class of Visas – Special Benefit Activity Test) Determination 2014

Social Security Act 1991

I, KEVIN ANDREWS, Minister for Social Services, acting under subparagraph 729(2)(g)(i) of the Social Security Act 1991, make this Determination.

Dated: 19 June 2014

Kevin Andrews

Minister for Social Services

1 Name of determination

This Determination is the Social Security (Declaration of Visa in a Class of Visas – Special Benefit Activity Test) Determination 2014.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Class of visas

For the purpose of subparagraph 729(2)(g)(i) of the Social Security Act 1991, a class of visa is Subclass 449 (Humanitarian Stay (Temporary)).

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.