Ministerial Direction - Disability Allowance

To: The Chief Executive of the Department of Work and Income

Pursuant to section 5 of the Social Security Act 1964, I, Roger Morrison Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income, give you the following direction to take effect on 1 April 1999.

This direction is saved by clause 2(1) of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Act 2018 as if it were a direction given to MSD under section 7 of the Act.

Dated 28 March 1999

Hon. Roger Sowry
Minister of Social Services, Work and Income

Contents

Direction

Clause 1 Interpretation

Clause 2 Verification of additional expenses

Clause 3 When verification not required

Clause 3A (revoked)

Clause 4 Additional expenses: considerations

Clause 5 Additional considerations for partly subsidised or unsubsidised pharmaceutical products

Clause 5A Medical alarm services: considerations

Clause 5B Interpretation of clauses 5C to 5D

Clause 5C Counselling expenses: general considerations

Clause 5D Counselling expenses: further considerations

Clause 5E (revoked)

Clause 6 Disability allowance: general justification

Clause 6A Medical alarm services: justification

Clause 7 Disability allowance need not be granted in discretion

Clause 8A Purpose of clauses 6A and 8B to 12

Clause 8B Medical alarm services: accreditation processes

Clause 9A Medical alarm services: bases of processes

Clause 10 Publication of accreditation process

Clause 11 Process following revocation of accreditation

Clause 12 Effect of revocation on disability allowances of clients of previously accredited alarm company

Clause 13 (revoked)

Clause 14 (revoked)

Clause 15 (revoked)

Clause 16 (revoked)

Clause 17 (revoked)

List of amendments

Gazette notice: Number 2422, dated 1 April 1999