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Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
Part 3BIncome management regime
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Part 3B—Income management regime
123TA Simplified outline
123TB Objects
123TC Definitions
123TF Declared child protection State or Territory
123TG Declared primary school area and declared secondary school area
123TGAA Recognised State/Territory authority
123TGAB Recognised State or Territory
123TGA Declared voluntary income management area
123TH Priority needs
123TI Excluded goods and excluded services
123TJ Pornographic material
123TK Eligible recipient
Division 2—Persons subject to the income management regime
Subdivision A—Situations in which a person is subject to the income management regime
123UA Persons subject to the income management regime
123UC Persons subject to the income management regime—child protection
123UCA Persons subject to the income management regime—vulnerable welfare payment recipients
123UCB Persons subject to the income management regime—disengaged youth
123UCC Persons subject to the income management regime—long‑term welfare payment recipients
123UD Persons subject to the income management regime—school enrolment
123UE Persons subject to the income management regime—school attendance
123UF Persons subject to the income management regime—Queensland Commission
123UFAA Persons subject to the income management regime—other State/Territory referrals
123UFA Persons subject to the income management regime—voluntary income management agreement
Subdivision BA—Additional provisions relating to vulnerable welfare payment recipients
123UGA Vulnerable welfare payment recipients
Subdivision BB—Additional provisions relating to disengaged youth and long‑term welfare payment recipients
123UGB Exempt welfare payment recipient—inclusion in specified class
123UGC Exempt welfare payment recipient—person is not the principal carer of a child
123UGD Exempt welfare payment recipient—person is the principal carer of a child
123UGF Full‑time student
123UGG School age child
Subdivision C—Additional provisions relating to school enrolment and attendance
123UH Eligible care child
123UI Applicable school period
123UJ Eligible care period
123UK Unsatisfactory school attendance situation
123UL Formal warning—unsatisfactory school attendance situation
Subdivision D—Voluntary income management agreements
123UM Voluntary income management agreement
123UN Duration of voluntary income management agreement
123UO Termination of voluntary income management agreement
Subdivision E—Relationship with Part 3AA
123UP Payment of credit balances of income management account to BasicsCard bank account
Division 3—Establishment of the Income Management Record
123VA Establishment of the Income Management Record
123VC Bank account
Division 4—Income management accounts
Subdivision A—Income management accounts
123WA Income management accounts
123WB Opening of income management accounts
123WC Closing of income management accounts
123WD Income management accounts may have a nil balance
123WE One income management account per person
123WF Credits to, and debits from, a person’s income management account
Subdivision B—Account statements
123WG Internet and telephone access to account statements etc.
123WH Person may request account statements
123WI Account statements to be given
Subdivision C—Miscellaneous
123WJ Payment of credit balances of income management accounts—person ceases to be subject to the income management regime
123WJA Ceasing payment of credit balances of income management accounts—person becomes subject to the income management regime again
123WK Payment into bank account etc. of credit balances of income management accounts—person ceases to be subject to the income management regime
123WL Payment of credit balances of income management accounts—person dies
123WM Payment into bank account etc. of credit balances of income management accounts—person dies
123WN Crediting of amounts to income management accounts—Ministerial rules