Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2006
24DGlobal maintenance entitlement of an eligible person
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24D Global maintenance entitlement of an eligible person
(1) For the purposes of step 1 of the method statement in subclause 24C(1), the global maintenance entitlement of the eligible person under subclause 24B(2) for the day is the sum of:
(a) the amounts worked out using the formula in subclause (2) for:
(i) each registered entitlement for the day of the eligible person; and
(ii) if the eligible person is a member of a couple on the day—each registered entitlement for the day of the eligible person’s partner; and
(b) any amounts worked out under subclause (3); and
(c) the annualised amount of any capitalised maintenance income of the eligible person and, if the eligible person is a member of a couple on the day, of the eligible person’s partner, for the day; and
(d) the annualised amount of any maintenance income of the eligible person and, if the eligible person is a member of a couple on the day, of the eligible person’s partner, for the day:
(i) that is not from a registered entitlement; and
(ii) that is not capitalised maintenance income.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the formula is:
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(a) in respect of:
(i) a registered entitlement for the day of the eligible person; or
(ii) if the eligible person is a member of a couple on the day—a registered entitlement for the day of the eligible person’s partner;
the maintenance income received by the eligible person or partner for the income year exceeds the amount due in the income year from the entitlement; and
(b) that excess, or any part of it (the relevant excess), is not disregarded for the purposes of paragraph (c) of step 1 of the method statement in clause 20;
an amount for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) is worked out by using this formula: