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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
- Obligations section 119, section 126, section 136, sections 153-154, section 161 and section 233 Social Security Act 2018
