Social Security (Family Law Affected Income Streams) Principles 2022
17Income stream that is a family law affected income stream that is an asset‑tested income stream (lifetime)
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17 Income stream that is a family law affected income stream that is an asset‑tested income stream (lifetime)
(1) For paragraph 1099DD(e) of the Act, the Secretary must have regard to the following matters in making decisions under subsection 1099DCA(1) of the Act:
(a) the matters mentioned in items 1 to 4 and 14 to 23 of Schedule 1;
(b) any other matter that the Secretary considers relevant in the circumstances.
(2) If payments are being made from the income stream under more than one payment split, the Secretary must have regard to each matter mentioned in subsection (1) that applies to each payment split.