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3.6.7.105 Payability of CA - recipient in gaol or in psychiatric confinement

Summary

CA is not payable to a person in respect of a day in which the person is:

  • in gaol, or
  • undergoing psychiatric confinement because the person has been charged with an offence.

Policy reference: SS Guide 3.1.4.05 Payability during periods in gaol or psychiatric confinement

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