Simplified outline
123TA Simplified outline
The following is a simplified outline of this Part:
• This Part sets up an income management regime for recipients of certain welfare payments.
• A person may become subject to the income management regime because:
a child protection officer of a State or Territory requires the person to be subject to the income management regime; or
the Secretary has determined that the person is a vulnerable welfare payment recipient; or
the person meets the criteria relating to disengaged youth; or
the person meets the criteria relating to long‑term welfare payment recipients; or
the person, or the person’s partner, has a child who does not meet school enrolment requirements; or
the person, or the person’s partner, has a child who has unsatisfactory school attendance; or
the Queensland Commission requires the person to be subject to the income management regime; or
an officer or employee of a recognised State/Territory authority requires the person to be subject to the income management regime; or
the person voluntarily agrees to be subject to the income management regime.
• A person who is subject to the income management regime will have an income management account.
• Amounts will be deducted from the person’s welfare payments and credited to the person’s income management account.
• Amounts will be debited from the person’s income management account for the purposes of enabling the Secretary to take action directed towards meeting the priority needs of:
the person; and
the person’s children (if any); and
the person’s partner (if any); and
any other dependants of the person.
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