Social Security Act 1991

The Secretary may, on a day during the period starting on 14 May 2012 and ending on 30 June 2012, determine that a person is qualified for a clean energy advance if, on that day:

the person receives one of the social security payments set out in subsection (4); and

the person’s rate of payment is greater than nil; and

the person is residing in Australia; and

the person is in Australia.

The Secretary may determine that a person is qualified for a clean energy advance if, on a day during the period starting on 1 July 2012 and ending on 19 March 2013:

the person receives one of the social security payments set out in subsection (4); and

the person’s rate of payment is greater than nil; and

the person is residing in Australia; and

the person is in Australia.

A determination under subsection (2) must specify the first day during the period set out in that subsection for which the person:

satisfies paragraphs (2)(a), (b) and (ba); and

is in Australia, disregarding any temporary absence from Australia for a continuous period not exceeding 6 weeks.

The social security payments (the clean energy qualifying payments) are as follows:

age pension;

benefit PP (partnered);

bereavement allowance;

carer payment;

disability support pension (other than for a person who is under 21 with no dependent children);

newstart allowance;

pension PP (single);

partner allowance;

seniors supplement;

sickness allowance;

special benefit, whose rate is worked out as if the person were qualified for newstart allowance;

widow allowance;

widow B pension;

wife pension.