63Requirement to attend Department etc.

63  Requirement to attend Department etc.

Secretary may require person to attend Department etc.

 (1) Subsection (2) applies to a person if:

 (a) the person is receiving, or has made a claim for, a social security payment; or

 (b) the person is the holder of, or has made a claim for, a concession card; or

 (c) the Department is contacted by or on behalf of the person in relation to a claim for:

 (i) if the person is not undertaking full‑time study and is not a new apprentice—youth allowance; or

 (ii) in any case—jobseeker payment;

  to be paid to the person.

 (2) If the Secretary is of the opinion that a person to whom this subsection applies should:

 (a) attend an office of the Department; or

 (b) contact the Department; or

 (c) attend a particular place for a particular purpose; or

 (d) give information to the Secretary;

the Secretary may notify the person that he or she is required, within a specified time, to do that act or thing. However, the Secretary may not, under this subsection, notify a person that he or she is required to do an act or thing referred to in paragraph (4)(a) or (b).

Secretary may require person to provide proof of life certificate etc.

 (2AA) Subsections (2AB) and (2AC) apply to a person if:

 (a) the person has reached 80 years of age; and

 (b) the person is receiving any of the following social security payments:

 (i) age pension;

 (ii) carer payment;

 (iii) disability support pension; and

 (c) the person was continuously absent from Australia throughout the previous 2 years.

 (2AB) The Secretary may notify a person to whom this subsection applies that:

 (a) the person is required, within the 13‑week period beginning when the notice is given, to give the Secretary a proof of life certificate that:

 (i) relates to the person; and

 (ii) was completed within that 13‑week period; and

 (b) the requirement does not apply if the person enters Australia within that 13‑week period.

 (2AC) If this subsection applies to a person, the Secretary must notify the person under subsection (2AB) at least once every 2 years.

Secretary may require person to undergo medical examination etc.

 (3) Subsection (4) applies to a person if:

 (a) the person is receiving, or has claimed, any of the following social security payments:

 (i) disability support pension;