Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

For the purposes of this Part, a person’s priority needs are as follows:

food;

non‑alcoholic beverages;

clothing;

footwear;

basic personal hygiene items;

basic household items;

housing, including:

rent; and

home loan repayments; and

repairs; and

maintenance;

household utilities, including:

electricity; and

gas; and

water; and

sewerage; and

garbage collection; and

fixed‑line telephone;

rates and land tax;

health, including:

medical, nursing, dental or other health services; and

pharmacy items; and

the supply, alteration or repair of artificial teeth; and

the supply, alteration or repair of an artificial limb (or part of a limb), artificial eye or hearing aid; and

the supply, alteration or repair of a medical or surgical appliance; and

the testing of eyes; and

the prescribing of spectacles or contact lenses; and

the supply of spectacles or contact lenses; and

the management of a disability;

child care and development;

education and training;

items required for the purposes of the person’s employment, including:

a uniform or other occupational clothing; and

protective footwear; and

tools of trade;

funerals;

public transport services, where the services are used wholly or partly for purposes in connection with any of the above needs;

the acquisition, repair, maintenance or operation of:

a motor vehicle; or

a motor cycle; or

a bicycle;

any thing specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph.

For the purposes of this Part, excluded goods or excluded services are not priority needs.