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Social Security (Administration) (Schooling Requirements - Person Responsible) Specification 2012

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This instrument formally classifies certain Northern Territory Department of Education and Children’s Services employees — those exercising school enrolment, attendance or participation powers under the NT Education Act — as “persons responsible” under federal social security law. It lets those officials lawfully confirm or provide attendance information to Centrelink, affecting NT families whose income support depends on their children meeting schooling requirements.

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Social Security (Administration) (Schooling Requirements - Person Responsible) Specification 2012

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

I, JENNY MACKLIN, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform, acting under subsection 124A(2) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 and on behalf of the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth and the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, make this Specification.

Dated 9 November 2012

Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform

1 Name of Specification

This Specification is the Social Security (Administration) (Schooling Requirements - Person Responsible) Specification 2012.

2 Commencement

This Specification commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Definitions

In this Specification:

Act means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

NT DECS means the Northern Territory Government Department of Education and Children’s Services.

4 Person Responsible

Persons who are employees of NT DECS who may from time to time exercise powers and functions under sections 23A and 23B of Part 4 of the Education Act (NT) in relation to school enrolment, attendance or participation are specified to be a class of persons for the purposes of paragraph (aa) of the definition of person responsible in subsection 124A(1) of the Act.

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1 Social Security (Administration) (Schooling Requirements - Person Responsible) Specification 2012

Social Security (Administration) (Schooling Requirements - Person Responsible) Specification 2012

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

Dated 9 November 2012

Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform

1 Name of Specification

This Specification is the Social Security (Administration) (Schooling Requirements - Person Responsible) Specification 2012.

2 Commencement

This Specification commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Definitions

In this Specification:

Act means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

NT DECS means the Northern Territory Government Department of Education and Children’s Services.

4 Person Responsible