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Social Security Act 2018

Obligations - Beneficiaries’ obligations - Exemptions: work-preparation, work-test, and other obligations

160: Procedure for grant of exemption

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“How to ask for and manage breaks from your duties when getting social security help”

The government has rules about how to give you a break from your work or other duties if you get social security help. These rules are called exemptions. If you want to get an exemption, or if you already have one and want to change it or keep it going, there’s a specific way to do it. The exact steps for this process are written down in another set of rules. These other rules explain how to ask for an exemption, how to check if it’s still okay, how to make it last longer, how to change it, or how to end it. You can find these rules in a part of the law called section 431.

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Part 3 Obligations
Beneficiaries’ obligations: Exemptions: work-preparation, work-test, and other obligations

160Procedure for grant of exemption

  1. The procedure for the granting of an exemption under section 158, including the review, extension, variation, or revocation of the exemption, is prescribed in regulations made under section 431.

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