Emergency Benefit : Contents
Good and sufficient reasons for not meeting obligation to work with a contracted service provider
Good and sufficient reasons for not meeting the obligation to work with a contracted service provider include (but are not limited to) when a client:
- has a change in capacity to work
- experiences a deterioration to their existing health condition, injury, or disability
- is in hospital
- has a death or illness in the immediate family
- had their transport or childcare arrangements fall through
- is experiencing family violence
- experiences an emergency or adverse event
Note if a client refuses to meet their obligation to work with a contracted service provider, and they do not have a good and sufficient reason, they have an obligations failure.
Legislation
- Person who fails to comply with requirement to undergo work ability assessment is subject to sanction section 119
- Person who fails to comply with work-preparation obligation subject to sanction section 126 Social Security Act 2018
- Person who fails to comply with obligations in relation to dependent children is subject to sanction section 136 Social Security Act 2018
- Person who fails to comply with requirement to attend interview is subject to sanction section 153 Social Security Act 2018
- Deemed failure to comply with work-test obligation section 154 Social Security Act 2018
- Person who fails to comply with requirement to attend interview is subject to sanction section 161 Social Security Act 2018
- Obligations that carry sanction for failure to comply section 233 Social Security Act 2018
