Social Security (Administration) (Penalty Amount) Determination 2015 (No. 1) (Cth)

Social Security (Administration) (Penalty Amount) Determination 2015 (No. 1)

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

I, LUKE HARTSUYKER, Assistant Minister for Employment, make this determination under subsection 42T(1) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

Dated 18 May 2015

LUKE HARTSUYKER Assistant Minister for Employment 1 Name of determination

This determination is the Social Security (Administration) (Penalty Amount) Determination 2015 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This determination commences on 1 July 2015.

3 Authority

This determination is made under subsection 42T(1) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

4 Revocation of previous penalty amount determinations and saving of penalties

(1) The Social Security (Administration) (Penalty Amount) (DEEWR) Determination 2012 (No. 1) and the Social Security (Administration) (Penalty Amount) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2012 (No. 1) are revoked.

(2) Despite the revocations in subsection (1), the Social Security (Administration) (Penalty Amount) (DEEWR) Determination 2012 (No. 1) and the Social Security (Administration) (Penalty Amount) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2012 (No. 1) continue in relation to penalties for no show no pay failures and reconnection failures committed before 1 July 2015.

5 Definitions

In this determination:

Act means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

daily penalty rate has the same meaning as in subsection 9(1) of this determination.

instalment period has the same meaning as in section 43 of the Act.

no show no pay failure has the same meaning as in subsection 42C(1) of the Act.

non-attendance failure has the same meaning as in subsection 42SC(1) of the Act.

non-attendance failure penalty period has the same meaning as in subsection 42T(3B) of the Act.

penalty-affected rate has the same meaning as in subsection 9(4) of this determination.