Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 61J

Disqualification

Section 61J empowers the Minister to make regulations disqualifying a parent from receiving parent's benefit if they engage in work during the benefit period.

• Regulations may disqualify a relevant parent or surviving parent from receiving parent's benefit.
• Disqualification applies where the parent engages in any form of insurable employment or self-employment during the benefit period.
• The prohibition extends to employment covered by occupational injuries insurance.
• Certain specific categories of employment and self-employment listed in Schedule 1 are also caught by these rules.