sec.108Responding to request about referral to income management

sec.108 Responding to request about referral to income management

This section applies if— under section 106 , a community member asks the commission to give the secretary a notice requiring that the person be subject to income management; and after consultation with the community member, the commissioner is satisfied the giving of the notice to the secretary is in the best interests of the person, a child of the person or another member of the person’s family. The commissioner may enter into an agreement (a voluntary agreement ) with the person about the proposed income management. The agreement must— be signed by the person; and state all the following— the period, of at least 3 months but not more than 1 year, for which the person agrees to be subject to income management; and the proportion of the person’s welfare payments that is to be deducted under income management. The commissioner must take the reasonable and appropriate steps to ensure the terms of the agreement are fully understood by the person. If the commissioner enters into an agreement with a person about income management, the commission must as soon as practicable give the secretary notice, in the approved form, of the agreement. The approved form must include provision for— the person’s name; and the details of the agreement. s 108 amd 2011 No. 35 s 18 ; 2015 No. 30 s 2 sch 1 (sec.108-ssec.1) This section applies if— under section 106 , a community member asks the commission to give the secretary a notice requiring that the person be subject to income management; and after consultation with the community member, the commissioner is satisfied the giving of the notice to the secretary is in the best interests of the person, a child of the person or another member of the person’s family. (sec.108-ssec.2) The commissioner may enter into an agreement (a voluntary agreement ) with the person about the proposed income management. (sec.108-ssec.4) The agreement must— be signed by the person; and state all the following— the period, of at least 3 months but not more than 1 year, for which the person agrees to be subject to income management; and the proportion of the person’s welfare payments that is to be deducted under income management. (sec.108-ssec.5) The commissioner must take the reasonable and appropriate steps to ensure the terms of the agreement are fully understood by the person. (sec.108-ssec.6) If the commissioner enters into an agreement with a person about income management, the commission must as soon as practicable give the secretary notice, in the approved form, of the agreement. (sec.108-ssec.7) The approved form must include provision for— the person’s name; and the details of the agreement.

• (a) under section 106 , a community member asks the commission to give the secretary a notice requiring that the person be subject to income management; and
• (b) after consultation with the community member, the commissioner is satisfied the giving of the notice to the secretary is in the best interests of the person, a child of the person or another member of the person’s family.