Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008
sec.138Commission’s notices to secretary
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sec.138 Commission’s notices to secretary
Subsection (2) applies if the commission gives the secretary notice of a family responsibilities agreement or voluntary agreement about income management for a person under section 74 , 102 or 108 . The notice may include, or be accompanied by— a written direction to the secretary about the exercise of a power of the secretary under a relevant provision in relation to income management for the person; or a recommendation from the commission about how the secretary should exercise a power of the secretary under a relevant provision in relation to income management for the person. Subsection (4) applies if the commission gives the secretary a notice— under section 74 about a family responsibilities order requiring a person be subject to income management; or under section 87 (2) about income management for a person; or under section 102 about a family responsibilities order relating to income management for a person. The notice may include, or be accompanied by— a written direction to the secretary about how the secretary should exercise a power of the secretary under the Social Security Administration Act , section 123XM (3) , 123XN (3) , 123XO (3) or 123XP (3) , in relation to income management for the person; or a recommendation from the commission about how the secretary should exercise a power of the secretary under a relevant provision in relation to income management for the person. Subsection (6) applies if the commission gives the secretary a written direction or recommendation about how the secretary should exercise a power of the secretary under the Social Security Administration Act , part 3B , division 6 , in relation to income management for a person (the first person ). The direction or recommendation may be accompanied by a notice stating that a specified bank account held by another person is a nominated third party account in relation to the first person. In this section— relevant provision means any of the following provisions of the Social Security Administration Act — section 123XM (3) , 123XN (3) , 123XO (3) or 123XP (3) ; part 3B , division 6 . s 138 amd 2011 No. 35 s 20 (sec.138-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if the commission gives the secretary notice of a family responsibilities agreement or voluntary agreement about income management for a person under section 74 , 102 or 108 . (sec.138-ssec.2) The notice may include, or be accompanied by— a written direction to the secretary about the exercise of a power of the secretary under a relevant provision in relation to income management for the person; or a recommendation from the commission about how the secretary should exercise a power of the secretary under a relevant provision in relation to income management for the person. (sec.138-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if the commission gives the secretary a notice— under section 74 about a family responsibilities order requiring a person be subject to income management; or under section 87 (2) about income management for a person; or under section 102 about a family responsibilities order relating to income management for a person. (sec.138-ssec.4) The notice may include, or be accompanied by— a written direction to the secretary about how the secretary should exercise a power of the secretary under the Social Security Administration Act , section 123XM (3) , 123XN (3) , 123XO (3) or 123XP (3) , in relation to income management for the person; or a recommendation from the commission about how the secretary should exercise a power of the secretary under a relevant provision in relation to income management for the person. (sec.138-ssec.5) Subsection (6) applies if the commission gives the secretary a written direction or recommendation about how the secretary should exercise a power of the secretary under the Social Security Administration Act , part 3B , division 6 , in relation to income management for a person (the first person ). (sec.138-ssec.6) The direction or recommendation may be accompanied by a notice stating that a specified bank account held by another person is a nominated third party account in relation to the first person. (sec.138-ssec.7) In this section— relevant provision means any of the following provisions of the Social Security Administration Act — section 123XM (3) , 123XN (3) , 123XO (3) or 123XP (3) ; part 3B , division 6 .