Clause 6. Work bonus

6

Work bonus

(1)

On the cancellation of a specified benefit otherwise than because of a sanction under section 238 of the Act, MSD must, with or without an application for it, grant a work bonus to the specified beneficiary in respect of that benefit if the chief executive is satisfied that-

(a)

the specified benefit has been cancelled because the specified beneficiary has obtained employment (qualifying employment) or increased his or her hours of employment; and

(b)

immediately prior to the date of cancellation of the specified benefit for that reason (the cancellation date), the specified beneficiary had no work-test obligations under the Act; and

(c)

the specified beneficiary or his or her spouse or partner-

(i)

notified MSD prior to or within 14 days after the commencement of the qualifying employment or (as the case requires) the increased hours of employment; or

(ii)

makes that notification to MSD after that 14-day period and has, in MSD's opinion, a good and sufficient reason for failing to make that notification within that period; and

(d)

neither the specified beneficiary nor his or her spouse or partner (if any) is receiving a main benefit under the Act.

(2)

Subclause (1) is subject to subclause (3) and clause 7.

(3)

If a person and his or her spouse or partner are both specified beneficiaries in respect of a specified benefit, only one of them may be granted a work bonus in respect of that benefit's cancellation.