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Social Security Act 2018

Enforcement: sanctions and offences - Sanctions for breach of obligations other than young person or young parent obligations - Types of sanction

233: Obligations that carry sanction for failure to comply

You could also call this:

“Rules you must follow or you might lose your benefit”

You have certain obligations that you need to follow. If you don’t follow these obligations, you might face consequences. These obligations include:

You need to go to and take part in work ability assessments when asked. This helps figure out what kind of work you can do.

You have to do things that help you prepare for work when you’re told to. This might include learning new skills or getting ready for job interviews.

If you have children who depend on you, you have to do certain things to take care of them as required by the law.

You need to follow work-test obligations. This means you have to look for work or do activities that help you find a job.

When you’re asked to go to an interview, you have to attend it.

You need to work with people or companies that the government has hired to help you. This might include job trainers or career advisors.

Remember, these are all important things you need to do. If you don’t do them, you might get in trouble or lose some of your benefits.

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Part 5 Enforcement: sanctions and offences
Sanctions for breach of obligations other than young person or young parent obligations: Types of sanction

233Obligations that carry sanction for failure to comply

  1. The obligations referred to in section 232(1) are the following:

  2. obligation to comply with a requirement under section 118 to attend and participate in a work ability assessment or reassessment:
    1. obligation to comply with a work-preparation obligation under section 124 or 125:
      1. obligation to comply with an obligation under sections 131 to 135 in relation to dependent children:
        1. obligation to comply with a work-test obligation under section 144 or 146:
          1. obligation to comply with a requirement under section 158(4) to attend an interview:
            1. obligation to comply with a requirement under section 170(2) in relation to working with contracted service providers.

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