1. Name of determination
1. Name of determination
1. Name of determination
This instrument is the Social Security (Personal Care Support Scheme – Pflegegeld) Determination 2017.
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This instrument declares Austria’s Pflegegeld (an allowance for long‑term care paid to certain disabled people) an approved personal care support scheme for the purposes of section 35A of the Social Security Act 1991. It revokes the earlier 2004 determination and commences the day after registration. It matters because it formally recognises that overseas allowance for Australian social security purposes, affecting Pflegegeld recipients and the Department’s entitlement calculations under section 35A.
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This instrument is the Social Security (Personal Care Support Scheme – Pflegegeld) Determination 2017.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Commencement information</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:23.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:53.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:22.24%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:23.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Provisions</span></p></td><td style="width:53.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Commencement</span></p></td><td style="width:22.24%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Date/Details</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:23.92%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext0"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">1.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">The whole of this instrument</span></p></td><td style="width:53.84%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext0"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">The day after this instrument is registered.</span></p></td><td style="width:22.24%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext0"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument revokes the Social Security (Personal Care Scheme – Pflegegeld) Determination 2004.
(1) The scheme for the provision of personal care support known as Pflegegeld is an approved scheme for the purposes of section 35A of the Social Security Act 1991.
(2) In this instrument, Pflegegeld means the scheme of that name established by the Republic of Austria with effect on 1 July 1993 under which an allowance for long-term care is paid to certain disabled persons.
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This instrument is the Social Security (Personal Care Support Scheme – Pflegegeld) Determination 2017.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Commencement information</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:23.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:53.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:22.24%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:23.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Provisions</span></p></td><td style="width:53.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Commencement</span></p></td><td style="width:22.24%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Date/Details</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:23.92%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext0"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">1.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">The whole of this instrument</span></p></td><td style="width:53.84%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext0"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt">The day after this instrument is registered.</span></p></td><td style="width:22.24%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext0"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument revokes the Social Security (Personal Care Scheme – Pflegegeld) Determination 2004.
(1) The scheme for the provision of personal care support known as Pflegegeld is an approved scheme for the purposes of section 35A of the Social Security Act 1991.
(2) In this instrument, Pflegegeld means the scheme of that name established by the Republic of Austria with effect on 1 July 1993 under which an allowance for long-term care is paid to certain disabled persons.