What the official record says
This Act is the Social Security (Exemption for Ex Gratia and Compensation Payments) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Social Security Act 1964 (the ). After section 68A, insert: This section applies to — any compensation or ex gratia payment made by the Crown to a person in recognition of harm or in respect of a claim of harm; and any income derived by the person from a payment referred to in . Any payment or income referred to in or of is not income for the purposes of the Act. Any payment or income referred to in or of is not cash assets for the purposes of the Act. In this section, — — means a payment made— in satisfaction of a judgment or an order of any court or an award of any tribunal, other