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Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support and Other Measures) Bill 2012

Schedule 6 Parenting payment transitional arrangement

   

Social Security Act 1991

1  At the end of section 500F

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Circumstances in which person ceases to be covered by parenting payment transitional arrangement

             (5)  If a person is covered by the parenting payment transitional arrangement in relation to a child immediately before 1 January 2013, the person ceases to be covered by that arrangement:

                     (a)  if the child is aged under 12 on 31 December 2012—when the child turns 12; or

                     (b)  if the child is aged 12 on 31 December 2012—when the child turns 13; or

                     (c)  if the child is aged 13 or more and under 16 on 31 December 2012—when the child turns 16.

             (6)  Subsection (5) does not limit the circumstances in which a person may cease to be covered by the parenting payment transitional arrangement in relation to a child.