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Social Security Act 2018

Other provisions - Guide to this Part

416: What this Part does

You could also call this:

“This part explains the rules about benefits and how they work”

This part of the law explains what it covers. It tells you about different things that are included in this section of the Social Security Act 2018.

The law says that benefits usually can’t be given to someone else or used as security for a loan. It’s like they belong only to you and can’t be taken away.

This part also talks about how the government can make rules about benefits. They can change how much money people get from benefits.

There’s a special kind of rule called a ‘confirmable instrument’. These rules need to be approved by Parliament to keep working.

The law also mentions that it gets rid of some old laws and rules. It changes some other laws too, to make sure everything fits together.

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Part 8 Other provisions
Guide to this Part

416What this Part does

  1. This Part contains provisions on the following matters:

  2. benefits being, in general, inalienable (unable to be assigned or charged, or to pass by operation of law):
    1. powers to make regulations:
      1. powers to make orders adjusting rates of benefits, etc:
        1. confirmable instruments (which are revoked, or invalid for their past operation, if not confirmed by an Act of Parliament):
          1. repeals of former Acts, and related revocations of regulations made by Order in Council, or other Orders in Council:
            1. consequential amendments made by this Act to other enactments.