Social Security Act 2018

Administration - Commencement, stand downs, ending, and expiry and regrant - Restoration of entitlement after suspension, reduction, non-financial sanction, cancellation, or non-entitlement

321: Effect of no longer being subject to dependent children obligations

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"What happens when you're no longer responsible for your kids"

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If you are no longer responsible for dependent children, a sanction imposed on you may cease. This happens when you are not required to meet certain obligations under sections like sections 131 to 135. The sanction stops applying to you when you no longer have these obligations.

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320: Effect of no longer being subject to work-test or young person obligations, or

"What happens when you don't have to meet work or youth rules for your benefit"

322: Effect of no longer being subject to work-preparation obligations, or

"What happens when you don't have to prepare for work anymore"

Part 6Administration
Commencement, stand downs, ending, and expiry and regrant: Restoration of entitlement after suspension, reduction, non-financial sanction, cancellation, or non-entitlement

321Effect of no longer being subject to dependent children obligations

This section applies to a sanction imposed on a person—
under section 236, 236A, 236B, 236E, 236H, 237, or 238 (as applied by section 136); and
in respect of an obligation that the person had under any of sections 131 to 135.

The sanction ceases to apply to the person on the person ceasing to have that obligation.

Compare

1964 No 136 s 123(3A)

Notes

Section 321(1)(a): amended, on 20 October 2025, by section 47(2) of the Social Security Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 25).
Section 321(1)(a): amended, on 26 May 2025, by section 47(1) of the Social Security Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 25).