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7 Matters to be taken into account in working out whether particular paid work is unsuitable

(1) This section applies in relation to working out whether particular paid work is unsuitable to be done by a person who: (a) has a partial capacity to work; or (b) is the principal carer of one or more children (the person’s children).

Note: For the meaning of partial capacity to work, see section 16B of the Social Security Act 1991 and for the meaning of principal carer, see subsections 5(15) to (24) of that Act.

(2) For the purposes of subsection 40X(4) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, the following matters are to be taken into account in working out whether particular paid work is unsuitable to be done by the person: (a) whether the amount of time that would be needed for the person to travel from the person’s home to the place of work, or vice versa, would normally exceed 60 minutes; (b) whether the person would be financially worse off as a result of undertaking the work, by comparison with not undertaking the work, because of the financial cost of travel that would be incurred by the person in undertaking the work; (c) if paragraph (1)(b) applies—whether the person would be financially worse off, or only marginally better off, as a result of undertaking the work, by comparison with not undertaking the work, because of the financial cost to the person in providing appropriate care and supervision for the person’s children at the times when the person would be required to undertake the work. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), regard must be had to all forms of transport (whether public or private) that are available to, and accessible by, the person.