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Social Security Act 2018

Enforcement: sanctions and offences - Sanctions for breach of young person or young parent obligations - Procedure

287: Procedure for imposing sanctions for failure to comply with young person or young parent obligation

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"What happens if you don't meet your obligations as a young person or young parent"

When you do not comply with a young person or young parent obligation, sanctions might be imposed on you. The rules for imposing these sanctions are mostly the same as those in sections 270, 271, 280, and 281 of the Social Security Act 2018, but with some changes. These changes include how your failures are counted, which is explained in sections 240 to 242, and the procedure for imposing sanctions, which is explained in sections 252 to 256.

The changes also mean that when the law says "24 months" in section 242, it actually means "12 months" for you. Similarly, when it says "24-month period" in section 242, it actually means "12-month period" for you.

If you want to know more about these rules, you can look at the specific sections of the Social Security Act 2018, such as sections 270, 271, 280, and 281, as well as sections 240 to 242 and sections 252 to 256.

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Part 5Enforcement: sanctions and offences
Sanctions for breach of young person or young parent obligations: Procedure

287Procedure for imposing sanctions for failure to comply with young person or young parent obligation

  1. The following sections apply with all necessary modifications, and subject to the express modifications set out in subsection (2), to the imposition of sanctions under sections 270, 271, 280, and 281:

  2. sections 240 to 242 (how number of failures is counted):
    1. sections 252 to 256 (procedure for imposing sanctions).

      1. The express modifications referred to in subsection (1) are as follows:

      2. the words “24 months” in section 242(1) must be read as “12 months”:
        1. the words “24-month period” in section 242(3) must be read as “12-month period”.

          Notes
          • Section 287: replaced, on , by section 43 of the Social Security Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 25).