Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 321

Supplementary welfare allowance

Section 321 clarifies how the term "decision" should be interpreted throughout the supplementary welfare allowance provisions.

• This section is an interpretive provision that applies across the entire Part dealing with supplementary welfare allowance.
• Wherever the legislation refers to a "decision," this should be understood as meaning a "determination" made by a designated person.
• A designated person is a specific individual authorised to make determinations on supplementary welfare allowance matters.
• The distinction reflects the fact that supplementary welfare allowance operates under a separate decision-making structure from other social welfare payments.