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SOCIAL SERVICES ACT 1947 - Reprinted as at 19 December 1973 (HISTACT2 CHAP 376 #DATE 19:12:1973) - List of Sections

Section

SOCIAL SERVICES ACT 1947-1973 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.. Short title.
2.. Commencement.
3.. Repeal.
4.. Savings.
6.. Interpretation.
7.. Director-General of Social Services.
8.. Deputy Director-General and Assistant Directors-General.
9.. Directors of Social Services.
10.. Registrars.
12.. Delegation.
13.. Determination of claims.
14.. Review of determinations.
15.. Appeal to Director-General.
16.. Powers as to taking of evidence and production of documents.
17.. Officers to observe secrecy.
17A.. Declaration of mental hospitals.
18.. Definitions.
18A.. Student children over the age of sixteen years.
18B.. Superannuation pension may be included in ''income''.
20.. Absence from Australia.
21.. Qualifications for age pension.
21A.. Grant of pension after claimant has ceased to reside in Australia.
22.. Conditions of grant of age pension.
23.. Interpretation.
24.. Qualifications for invalid pension.
24A.. Grant of pension after claimant has ceased to reside in Australia.
25.. Conditions of grant of invalid pension.
27.. Examination by medical practitioner.
28.. Rate of age or invalid pension (including guardian's allowance payable to an unmarried person).
29.. Computation of income.
30.. Computation of value of property.
30A.. Division 4A inserted by No. 44, 1958, s. 8.
30B.. Notification by pensioner.
30C.. Rate during period when spouse overseas.
30D.. Transitional benefit for the aged blind.
31.. Wife's pension.
32.. Rate of wife's pension.
33.. Wife's pension not to be paid in certain circumstances.
37.. Claims.
39.. Date from which pension payable.
40.. Payment of pension.
41.. Payment of pensions in instalments.
42.. Instalments to be forfeited if not collected within limited time.
43.. Payment of pension to other person, &c.
44.. Statement of income and property to be furnished when required.
45.. Receipt of property, &c., to be notified.
46.. Cancellation, &c., of pension.
48.. Suspension of pension of mental hospital patient.
48A.. Suspension of pension where allowance granted under Tuberculosis Act.
50.. Inmates of benevolent homes.
51.. Claimant unfit to be entrusted with pension.
52.. Imprisonment of pensioner.
53.. Application of insurance moneys.
59.. Interpretation.
59AA..Superannuation pension may be included in ''income''.
59A.. Student children over the age of sixteen years.
60.. Qualifications for widow's pension.
61.. Absence from Australia.
61A.. Grant of pension after claimant has ceased to reside in Australia.
62.. Condition of grant of widow's pension.
63.. Rate of widow's pension (including mother's allowance payable to Class A widows).
64.. Computation of income.
65.. Computation of value of property.
65A.. Supplementary assistance.
65B.. Notification by widow.
66.. Claims.
67.. Investigation of claims.
68.. Date from which pension is payable.
69.. Payment of pension.
70.. Payment of pensions in instalments.
71.. Instalment to be forfeited if not collected within limited time.
72.. Payment of pension to other person, &c.
73.. Statement of income and property to be furnished when required.
74.. Receipt of property, &c., to be notified.
75.. Cancellation, &c., of pensions.
77.. Suspension of pension of mental hospital patient.
77A.. Suspension of pension where allowance granted under the Tuberculosis Act 1948.
80.. Inmates of benevolent homes.
81.. Restrictions as to dual pensions.
82.. Imprisonment of pensioner.
83.. Application of insurance moneys.
83AAA..Interpretation.
83AAB..Student children over the age of sixteen years.
83AAC..Qualifications for benefit.
83AAD..Condition of grant of benefit.
83AAE..Rate of benefit.
83AAF..Application of certain Divisions of Part IV.
83AAG..Notification of change of circumstance.
83AA..Interpretation.
83AB..Right to be paid pension outside Australia.
83AC..Allowance by way of supplementary assistance.
83AD..Pension granted to former resident after return to Australia.
83AE..Pension payable under agreement referred to in section 137.
83AF..Grant of new pension to pensioner outside Australia.
83AG..Manner of payment of pension.
83A.. Part IVA inserted by No. 57, 1965, s. 15.
83B.. Funeral benefit payable to pensioner.
83C.. Other funeral benefits.
83D.. Benefit payable only once in respect of the same funeral.
83E.. Applications may be made within six months.
84.. Definitions.
85.. Maternity allowances.
86.. Persons disqualified for maternity allowance.
87.. Amount of allowance.
88.. Claims for maternity allowance.
89.. Payment on account prior to birth.
90.. Payment of maternity allowance.
91.. Payment of allowance to other person, &c.
92.. Payment of maternity allowance in respect of birth during temporary absence from Australia.
93.. Liability of Commonwealth.
94.. Interpretation.
95.. Child endowment.
96.. Qualification for endowment.
98.. Claims.
99.. Payment of endowment.
100.. Payment of endowment to other person, &c.
101.. Endowment periods.
102.. Date from which endowment payable.
103.. Endowment to cease in certain circumstances.
103A..Adjustment of rates where child becomes student child.
103B..Adjustment of rates where there is a non-endowed child in family.
104.. Payment of endowment during temporary absence from Australia.
104A..Endowee to notify the occurrence of certain events.
105.. Application of endowment.
105A..Part VIA inserted by No. 103, 1973, s. 19.
105B..Qualification for double orphan's pension.
105C..Rate of pension.
105D..Application of Part VI.
105E..Notification of knowledge of whereabouts of a parent.
105F..Cessation of pension if whereabouts of surviving parent become known.
105G..Application of pension under this Part.
106.. Interpretation.
107.. Unemployment benefits.
108.. Sickness benefits.
109.. Absence from Australia during war.
110.. Married women.
112.. Rate of unemployment and sickness benefit.
112A..Supplementary allowance after first six weeks of sickness benefit.
113.. Limitation on amount payable as sickness benefit and supplementary allowance.
114.. Means test.
115.. Provisions where beneficiary entitled to compensation, &c.
116.. Claims for unemployment and sickness benefit.
117.. Medical certificate to be furnished.
118.. Investigation of claims.
119.. Date from which benefit shall commence.
120.. Postponement or cancellation of unemployment benefit in certain cases.
121.. Cancellation of sickness benefit in certain cases.
122.. Sickness benefit in lieu of unemployment benefit, &c.
123.. Manner of payment of unemployment benefit and sickness benefit.
124.. Special benefits.
125.. Rate of special benefit.
126.. Claim for special benefit.
127.. Period for which special benefit payable.
128.. Manner of payment of special benefit.
129.. Statement to be furnished when required.
130.. Receipt of income, &c., to be notified.
131.. Cancellation, &c., of benefit.
132.. Benefit to be payable weekly.
133.. Benefits in respect of inmates of prisons, and mental hospital patients.
133A..Cancellation of benefit when allowance granted under Tuberculosis Act 1948.
133B..Deductions from benefits for payment of board and lodging.
133C..Interpretation.
133D..Sheltered employment.
133E..Qualification for allowance.
133F..Claims for allowance.
133G..Commencement of allowance.
133H..Payment of allowance.
133J..Amount of allowance.
133K..Statement to be furnished when required.
133L..Receipt of property, &c., to be notified.
133M..Cancellation, &c., of allowance.
133N..Other pensions, &c., not payable to a person in receipt of allowance.
133P..Allowance not payable to person in receipt of service pension or tuberculosis allowance.
133Q..Person in receipt of allowance becoming mental hospital patient or being imprisoned.
133R..Payment of allowance to a person on behalf of the person entitled.
134.. Definitions.
135.. Provision of treatment and training.
135A..Eligibility for treatment and training.
135B..Continuance of pension, &c., during treatment.
135C..Fares, living expenses, &c.
135D..Payments during training.
135E..Spouse of trainee in receipt of pension.
135F..Temporary vacation of home.
135G..Payment of rehabilitation allowances and training allowances.
135H..Acquisition of property to be notified.
135J..Treatment, &c., to be provided free of cost.
135K..Provision of replacements, appliances, &c.
135L..Provision of books, &c.
135M..Payment of invalid pension subject to certain conditions.
135N..Payment of benefit subject to certain conditions.
135P..Persons becoming ineligible for pension or benefit during treatment or training.
135Q..Completion of treatment and training.
135R..Recovery of cost of treatment and training.
135RA..Loans for purposes of vocations engaged in at home.
135S..Arrangements for treatment, &c., for other persons.
135T..Provision of vocational training for certain widows.
135U..On death of married person, widow or widower to receive combined pensions for three months.
135V..Modification of certain other laws.
136.. Finance.
137.. Reciprocal agreements.
138.. Offences.
139.. Prosecutions for offences.
140.. Recovery of overpayments.
141.. Information as to pensioners, &c.
142.. Indemnity to certain persons.
143.. Evidence.
143A..Certificate by Director-General as to amount of pension to be deducted under certain other laws.
144.. Benefits to be absolutely inalienable.
145.. Acceptance of claims made for inappropriate pension, &c.
146.. Payment of pension, &c., on death of pensioner, &c.
147.. Territories.
148.. Annual report.
149.. Regulations.
SOCIAL SERVICES ACT 1947-1973 - FIRST SCHEDULE

SOCIAL SERVICES ACT 1947-1973 - SECOND SCHEDULE

SOCIAL SERVICES ACT 1947-1973 - NOTES

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