Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 161L

Disqualification

Section 161L provides for regulations to be made that can disqualify a person from receiving blind welfare allowance if they fail, without good cause, to comply with specified requirements.

• Regulations may be made to disqualify claimants who fail to comply with specified requirements without good cause.
• Requirements may include attending or submitting to medical or other examinations or treatment.
• Claimants may be required to make themselves available to meet with a departmental officer regarding their claim.
• The list of requirements that may be specified in the regulations is not exhaustive and can extend beyond those expressly mentioned.