Social Security Act 1991

During the applicable publication period for a reporting period, the Secretary must cause to be published, in such manner as the Secretary thinks fit, a report that sets out:

both:

the number of payments made under subsection 1061PAAA(1) during the reporting period; and

the total amount of those payments; and

both:

the number of payments made under subsection 1061PAAB(1) during the reporting period; and

the total amount of those payments.

However, a report is not required if:

the number mentioned in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) is zero; and

the number mentioned in subparagraph (1)(b)(i) is zero.

Paragraph (1)(a) of this section does not require a report to deal with a payment unless, before the preparation of the report, a Department official was aware the payment was made under subsection 1061PAAA(1).

For Department official, see section 1061PAAE.

Paragraph (1)(b) of this section does not require a report to deal with a payment unless, before the preparation of the report, a Department official was aware the payment was made under subsection 1061PAAB(1).

For Department official, see section 1061PAAE.

For the purposes of this section, if:

a payment was made under subsection 1061PAAA(1) or 1061PAAB(1) in a reporting period; and

either:

because of subsection (3) of this section, paragraph (1)(a) of this section did not require a report to deal with the payment; or

because of subsection (4) of this section, paragraph (1)(b) of this section did not require a report to deal with the payment; and

during a later reporting period, a Department official becomes aware that the payment was made under subsection 1061PAAA(1) or 1061PAAB(1), as the case may be;

For Department official, see section 1061PAAE.

If one or more payments made under subsection 1061PAAA(1) during a reporting period are subject to a deferred reporting obligation in relation to a later reporting period, the Secretary must, during the applicable publication period for the later reporting period:

prepare a report that sets out:

the number of those payments; and

the total amount of those payments; and

the reporting period during which the payments were made; and

if a report is required under subsection (1) in relation to the later reporting period—include the paragraph (a) report in the subsection (1) report; and

if paragraph (b) does not apply—publish, in such manner as the Secretary thinks fit, the paragraph (a) report.

If one or more payments made under subsection 1061PAAB(1) during a reporting period are subject to a deferred reporting obligation in relation to a later reporting period, the Secretary must, during the applicable publication period for the later reporting period:

prepare a report that sets out:

the number of those payments; and

the total amount of those payments; and

the reporting period during which the payments were made; and

if a report is required under subsection (1) in relation to the later reporting period—include the paragraph (a) report in the subsection (1) report; and

if paragraph (b) does not apply—publish, in such manner as the Secretary thinks fit, the paragraph (a) report.

For the purposes of this section, a reporting period is:

a financial year; or

if a shorter recurring period is prescribed in an instrument under subsection (9)—that period.

The Minister may, by legislative instrument, prescribe a recurring period for the purposes of paragraph (8)(b).

For the purposes of this section, the applicable publication period for a reporting period is the period of:

4 months; or

if a lesser number of months is prescribed, in relation to the reporting period, in an instrument under subsection (11)—that number of months;

The Minister may, by legislative instrument, prescribe a number of months, in relation to a reporting period, for the purposes of paragraph (10)(b).