Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

This section applies if:

a person (the first person) is subject to the income management regime; and

the first person’s income management account has a credit balance; and

the first person does not have a Part 3B payment nominee.

The Secretary may, on behalf of the Commonwealth:

give the first person a voucher that:

has a face value of a particular amount; and

enables the first person to acquire goods or services; or

with the consent of the first person, give a third person a voucher that:

has a face value of a particular amount; and

enables the third person to acquire goods or services;

A voucher may be for limited goods or services.

If the first person or a third person is given a voucher under subsection (2), the Income Management Record is debited by an amount equal to the face value of the voucher.

If the first person or a third person is given a voucher under subsection (2), the first person’s income management account is debited by an amount equal to the face value of the voucher.

The Secretary must not give the first person or a third person a voucher under subsection (2) if the Secretary is satisfied that any of the relevant goods or services are excluded goods or excluded services.

If the first person or a third person is given a voucher under subsection (2), the giving of the voucher does not have any consequences under the income tax law for the first person or the third person, as the case may be.