66AGeneral requirement to inform of a change of circumstances etc.

66A  General requirement to inform of a change of circumstances etc. Person who has made a claim  (a) a person has made a claim for:  (i) a social security payment; or  (ii) a concession card; and  (b) the claim has been granted or has not been determined; and  (c) an event or change of circumstances occurs that might affect the payment of that social security payment or the person’s qualification for the concession card; the person must, within 14 days after the day on which the event or change occurs, inform the Department of the occurrence of the event or change. Person receiving a social security payment or holding a concession card  (i) a social security payment (other than utilities allowance or energy supplement under Part 2.25B of the 1991 Act) is being paid to a person; or  (ii) a person holds a concession card; and  (b) an event or change of circumstances occurs that might affect the payment of that social security payment or the person’s qualification for the concession card; the person must, within 14 days after the day on which the event or change occurs, inform the Department of the occurrence of the event or change. Person who has received a social security payment or held a concession card  (i) a person is not receiving a social security payment but a social security payment (other than utilities allowance or energy supplement under Part 2.25B of the 1991 Act) has at any time been paid to the person; or  (ii) a person does not hold a concession card but has at any time held such a card; and  (b) an event or change of circumstances occurs that might have affected the payment of that social security payment or the person’s qualification for the concession card; the person must, within 14 days after the day on which the event or change occurs, inform the Department of the occurrence of the event or change. Interaction with notices under this Subdivision  (a) a person is subject to a requirement under subsection (1), (2) or (3) in relation to an event or change of circumstances; and  (b) the person is given, or purportedly given, a notice under this Subdivision in relation to the same event or change of circumstances; and  (c) the person complies with the notice to the extent that it relates to that event or change; the person is taken to have also complied with that requirement within the period referred to in that subsection.  (5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the notice is given after the end of the period referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (3).  (6) This section does not limit the power of the Secretary to give a person a notice under this Subdivision.