Social Security (Prospective Determinations for Some Recipients) Guidelines 2026
6Circumstances relating to criteria
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6 Circumstances relating to criteria
The Secretary may determine that a person does not satisfy the criteria set out in paragraphs 500E(1)(b), 546(1)(b) and 600(1)(b) of the Act if the Secretary is satisfied that: (a) the person is required, under a provision of the social security law, to provide additional evidence that the person satisfies paragraph 500(2A)(a), 500(2B)(a), 540(2)(a) or 593(1AC)(a) of the Act (as the case requires); or (b) the person has incurred an overpayment arising from the person’s failure to comply with the provisions of the social security law; or (c) the person has contravened a provision of the social security law; or (d) an event or change of circumstances has occurred, or is likely to occur, that might affect: (i) the person’s qualification for parenting payment, youth allowance or jobseeker payment (as the case requires); or (ii) parenting payment, youth allowance or jobseeker payment (as the case requires) being payable to the person.