90Simplified outline of this Part

90 Simplified outline of this Part

This Part notionally modifies how the Social Security Act and the Social Security Administration Act operate, so that those Acts can apply in relation to payments made under this Act.

Farm household allowance is generally treated in the same way as jobseeker payment and youth allowance. This means that where there is a reference in those Acts to jobseeker payment or youth allowance, it is as if there were also a reference to farm household allowance. Similarly, where there is a reference to a concept that is defined to include jobseeker payment or youth allowance, such as “social security benefit” or “social security payment”, it is as if that concept were also defined to include farm household allowance.

The farm household allowance, the activity supplement, the farm financial assessment supplement, the FHA supplement and a relief payment are all treated as if they were social security payments. As a result, the general rules in the Social Security Act and Social Security Administration Act relating to claims, how payments are made and review of decisions apply in relation to payments under this Act.

In order for those Acts to operate appropriately in relation to this Act, some provisions of those Acts are notionally turned off, and the text of other provisions of the Acts is notionally changed.

The modifications of concepts in the Social Security Act and the Social Security Administration Act flow through to other Acts, such as the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 as a result of this Part.