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Social Security Act 2018

Obligations - Beneficiaries’ obligations - Specific obligations: work ability assessment

115: Obligation to undergo work ability assessment

You could also call this:

“You must have a check to see if you can work”

You need to know about a rule called ‘Obligation to undergo work ability assessment’. This rule is part of the Social Security Act 2018. It says that you have to do something called a work ability assessment. The details of what you need to do are explained in sections 116 to 119 of the Act. These sections tell you exactly what is expected of you for this assessment.

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Part 3 Obligations
Beneficiaries’ obligations: Specific obligations: work ability assessment

115Obligation to undergo work ability assessment

  1. Sections 116 to 119 set out the obligation of a person to undergo a work ability assessment.