5Qualification for jobseeker payment

5 Qualification for jobseeker payment

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 593(5)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991, the requirements are: (a) the Secretary is satisfied that: (i) the person became unemployed as a result of the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus known as COVID‑19; and (ii) the person is covered by subsection (2); or (b) if the person is self‑employed or is a sole trader—the Secretary is satisfied that: (i) the person’s business was suspended, or suffered a reduction in turnover, as a result of the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus known as COVID‑19; and (ii) the person is covered by subsection (2); or (c) the Secretary is satisfied that: (i) the person’s working hours were reduced (including to zero) as a result of the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus known as COVID‑19; and (ii) the person is covered by subsections (2) and (3); or (d) the Secretary is satisfied that: (i) the person is in quarantine or self‑isolation as a result of advice from, or a requirement made by, the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory or a health professional regarding the coronavirus known as COVID‑19, or is caring for an immediate family member or a member of the person’s household who is in such quarantine or self‑isolation, throughout the relevant period; and (ii) as a result of the circumstance in subparagraph (i), the person’s working hours were reduced (including to zero); and (iii) the person is covered by subsections (2) and (3). (2) A person is covered by this subsection if, throughout the relevant period, the person satisfies the activity test or is not required to satisfy the activity test. (3) A person is covered by this subsection if the Secretary is satisfied that: (a) the person is not entitled to receive a leave payment in respect of the relevant period; or (b) the person has taken reasonable steps to access any leave payment to which the person may be entitled in respect of the relevant period; or (c) the person is receiving a leave payment in respect of the relevant period but, as a result of the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus known as COVID‑19, the payment is less than it would otherwise have been; or (d) the person is receiving a leave payment in respect of the relevant period, but the total amount of the leave payment in the period is less than the amount of jobseeker payment that would be payable to the person in the period if the person’s claim were granted.