PART 2ENTITLEMENT

Accepting a claimant commitment

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1

For the basic condition in Article 9(1)(e) of the Order, a person who has accepted a claimant commitment within such period after making a claim as the Department specifies is to be treated as having accepted that claimant commitment on the first day of the period in respect of which the claim is made.

2

In a case where an award may be made without a claim, a person who accepts a claimant commitment within such period as the Department specifies is to be treated as having accepted a claimant commitment on the day that would be the first day of the first assessment period in relation to the award in accordance with regulation 22(3) or (4) (assessment periods).

3

The Department may extend the period within which a person is required to accept a claimant commitment or an updated claimant commitment where the person requests that it review—

a

any action proposed as a work search requirement or a work availability requirement, or

b

whether any limitation should apply to those requirements,

and it considers that the request is reasonable.

4

A person must accept a claimant commitment by one of the following methods, as specified by the Department—

a

electronically,

b

by telephone, or

c

in writing.