SOCIAL SECURITY - power of Centrelink CEO or Secretary to exclude from payment, by deduction from an individual's benefit via the Centrepay payment service, payments with the consent of that individual but for a purpose not approved by the CEO or the Secretary - Held - no such power possessed by CEO or Secretary - Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (Cth) ss 8, 55(2), 55(4); Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 (Cth) s 8; Human Services (Centrelink Regulations) 2011, reg 11, item 2 of Sch 1
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - delegation of Secretary powers to respondent - whether respondent's decision to cancel applicants' access to specified service was unlawful - whether respondent under obligation to perform function of providing access to specified service - if arrangement with Secretary in place - whether respondent's decision involved improper exercise of power - whether respondent or respondent's delegate had authority to terminate an arrangement between the Department and other persons - whether respondent or respondent's delegate had regard to merits of applicants' particular circumstances when making its decision - respondent's decision unlawful - decision quashed - Held - no such power possessed by CEO or Secretary - Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (Cth) ss 8, 55(2), 55(4); Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 (Cth) s 8; Human Services (Centrelink Regulations) 2011, reg 11, item 2 of Sch 1
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