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AUS-1991-L-29327
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Title_of_text
Social Security (Job Search and Newstart) Amendment Act 1991 (No. 68 of 1991)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Subjects (Classification)
Social security (general standards); Unemployment benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
1991-06-25
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This amendment to the Social Security Act 1991 creates a comprehensive unemployment insurance program. It provides benefits for qualified individuals under either the Job Search provision of the Act or for those who have entered into a Newstart Activity Agreement. Such an agreement offers benefit to those involved in a number of allowable activities, including vocational training; approved unpaid voluntary work; job searching; etc.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1991-07-01
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1991-04-23 (AUS-1991-L-22699)
Social Security Act 1991 (No. 46, 1991).
Amended text(s)
1991-04-23 (AUS-1991-L-22699)
Social Security Act 1991 (No. 46, 1991).
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
127 p.