Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 333A

Interpretation (Part 11)

Section 333A provides interpretive guidance for Part 11 of the Act, clarifying that references to "benefit" and "assistance" in the overpayment and repayment provisions extend to include certain additional payments.

• This section applies to the key enforcement and recovery provisions in Part 11, spanning sections 334 through 342.
• References to "benefit" in those sections are to be read as including payments made under sections 112, 113 and 117 (which provide for certain supplementary welfare-type payments).
• References to "assistance" in those sections are to be read as including payments made under section 157(3).
• The effect is to ensure that the overpayment recovery and repayment mechanisms in Part 11 apply to these additional payment types, not just to standard benefits and assistance.