Key legislation

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NOTES: Rates of pensions and allowances change regularly. Always check current rates with Centrelink. Services Australia encompasses Centrelink, Medicare Australia, Child Support and Hearing Australia. For ease of reference, this chapter refers to ‘Centrelink’.

Social security law is found in the:

  • Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) (‘SS Act’);

  • Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (Cth) (‘SSA Act’);

  • Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 (Cth);

  • A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 (Cth) (‘Family Assistance Act’); and

  • A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 (Cth).

Key legislation

Chapter: 5.1: Dealing with social security

Contributors all from Victorian Legal Aid: James Hogan, Deputy Managing Lawyer; Julie Riva, Associate Public Defender (Civil Justice); Kate Brown, Lawyer; Patrick Noyelle, Senior Lawyer; and Tom Durkin, Lawyer

Current as of: 14 October 2024

Law Handbook Page: 276

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