Definition
The form of financial penalty applied to a participant as a result of a given non-compliance event, represented by a label.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptNon-compliance event: Financial penalty type
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Object ClassNon-compliance event
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PropertyFinancial penalty type
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Value DomainFinancial penalty type label
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Financial penalty type label ".| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1st Mutual Obligation Failure (50 per cent reduction) | Participants already in the Penalty zone who commit a Mutual Obligation Failure have their fortnightly participation payment reduced by 50% | ||
| 2nd Mutual Obligation Failure (100 per cent reduction) | Participants already in the Penalty zone who commit a second Mutual Obligation Failure have their fortnightly participation payment reduced by 100% | |||
| 3rd Mutual Obligation Failure (4 weeks preclusion) | Participants already in the Penalty zone who commit a third Mutual Obligation Failure have their participation payment cancelled and must serve a four-week non-payment period before reapplying for their payment. | |||
| Work Refusal Failure | If a participant fails to accept or commence a suitable job without a Reasonable Excuse as determined by Services Australia, they will receive a Work Refusal Failure resulting in payment cancellation with a four-week non-payment period under the Targeted Compliance Framework. | |||
| Unemployment Failure | If a participant voluntarily leaves suitable employment or is dismissed from employment due to misconduct without a Reasonable Excuse as determined by Services Australia, they will have their participation payment cancelled and serve a four or six-week non-payment period depending on whether relocation assistance was paid to help the participant take up employment. |