exemptions
exemptions from youth activity obligations
They'll decide if the young person can be exempt from some or all of their youth activity obligations.
exemptions
Exemptions can be made where the young person is unable to reasonably meet their youth activity obligations for a specified period of time.
Young people may qualify for a 'full' or 'partial' exemption from their youth activity obligations.
Having an exemption means that the young person can be exempt from their activities (like attending an school, training or work-based learning programme). Exemptions are not available for meeting with you as their youth coach.
If the young person is suitable for an exemption, you must:
- meet and discuss the reasons the young person is applying for an exemption
- ensure the activity section in ART is up to date, and
- upload supporting documentation to ART.
Then you must send YSSU a notification to review the young person's circumstances to determine if a partial or full exemption should be applied.
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granting an exemption
Young people can be granted a full or partial exemption from their activity obligations for a variety of reasons. Click on the links below to find out more about the different reasons exemptions can be granted under.
caring full-time for a partner with a health condition, injury or disability | map
court imposed conditions | map
recent bereavement of spouse or partner | map
recent separation from spouse or partner | map
would qualify for Jobseeker Support - health condition, injury or disability | map
would qualify for Supported Living Payment - health condition, injury or disability | map
The young person can be granted a temporary exemption from some or most of their activity obligations. Proof may be required before an exemption can be granted.
partial exemption
A young person can be granted a partial exemption from their youth activity obligations when they cannot participate full-time in education, training or work-based learning.
When they have a partial exemption they will still be required to:
- meet with you as their provider
- attend a budgeting programme, and
- attend a parenting programme and meet their other parenting requirements (if they are a young parent or caregiver).
For more information, visit full or partial exemptions | map
full exemption
A young person may be granted a full exemption if they are unable to meet their youth activity obligations.
A young person who has a full exemption from their youth activity obligations will still be required to be in contact with you to discuss their circumstances and when it might be appropriate for them to start to plan towards a return to education, training or work-based learning.
For more information, visit full or partial exemptions | map
work capacity medical certificates
Work Capacity Medical Certificates provides information to help you work out what obligations, exemptions and deferrals should apply for young people.
Medical certificates are generally provided by a health practitioner via eLodgement (Healthlink). Health practitioners determine the young person's capacity based on their clinical assessment of the young person's health condition, injury or disability.
Young people can provide subsequent medical certificates if their health condition, injury or disability continues to impact their capacity to meet their youth activity obligations after their initial medical certificate has expired.
Work capacity medical certificate expiries
When a medical certificate expires, the young person's youth activity obligations will automatically be reinstated. If the young person requires another exemption, they will need to provide a new medical certificate.
dependent child or children
Young parents are not required to be in education, training or work-based learning if their youngest dependent child is aged less than 12 months, or six months if a suitable Teen Parent Unit is available.
These young parents are automatically exempt from this youth activity obligation but are still required to meet with you to complete their other obligations.