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Social Security Act 2018

Administration - Commencement, stand downs, ending, and expiry and regrant - Expiry and regrant of specified benefits

332: General rule

You could also call this:

“Benefits have end dates, but there are some exceptions”

When you get a special kind of help called a specified benefit, it will only last for a certain amount of time. This time is called the expiry date. When that date comes, you won’t be able to get that benefit anymore.

However, there are some exceptions to this rule. You can find these exceptions in sections 334 and 336 of the law. These sections might explain situations where the benefit could last longer or be given to you again.

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Part 6 Administration
Commencement, stand downs, ending, and expiry and regrant: Expiry and regrant of specified benefits

332General rule

  1. A beneficiary’s entitlement to a specified benefit ceases not later than, and the specified benefit expires on, the expiry date for that specified benefit.

  2. This section is subject to sections 334 and 336.

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