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Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
40GEmployment pathway plans—examples of requirements
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40G Employment pathway plans—examples of requirements
Seeking, accepting and undertaking paid work
(1) An employment pathway plan under this Subdivision in relation to a person may contain requirements relating to one or more of the following:
(a) the person actively seeking paid work in Australia;
(b) the person accepting, and being willing to accept, offers of paid work in Australia;
(c) the person undertaking, and being willing to undertake, paid work in Australia;
except particular paid work that is unsuitable to be done by the person.
Note: See Division 2B for the circumstances in which paid work is unsuitable to be done by a person.
Undertaking of other activities
(2) An employment pathway plan under this Subdivision in relation to a person may contain requirements relating to one or more of the following:
(a) the person undertaking training or study;
(b) the person undertaking voluntary work;
(c) the person participating in an approved program of work for income support payment (subject to section 40J) or in an employment program;
(d) the person attending an interview with a person engaged by an organisation that performs services for the Commonwealth;
(e) the person completing, updating or improving the person’s résumé.
Reporting on compliance
(3) An employment pathway plan under this Subdivision in relation to a person may contain requirements relating to the person’s reporting of compliance with the plan.
Parenting payment—health and education
(4) In relation to parenting payment and a person to whom paragraph 500(1)(ca) of the 1991 Act applies, an employment pathway plan under this Subdivision may contain requirements relating to one or more of the following:
(a) the person’s education;
(b) the health of a PP child of the person;
(c) the education of a PP child of the person.
No limit on requirements in plans
(5) Subsections (1) to (4) do not limit the requirements that an employment pathway plan may contain.
Note: See Subdivision B for limitations on the kind of requirements that can be contained in employment pathway plans.
Subdivision B—What employment pathway plans must not contain