# Indexation of certain amounts

> reg-5.42A — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

5.42A Indexation of certain amounts
          (1) If the indexation factor for an indexation day is greater than 1, the dollar amounts
              mentioned in the definitions of core skills income threshold and specialist skills
              income threshold in regulation 1.03 are, on that day, replaced by the amounts
              worked out using the following formula:
                Dollar amount immediately      Indexation factor for the indexation day
                 before the indexation day

          (2) The amount worked out under subregulation (1) is to be rounded to the nearest
              whole dollar (rounding 50 cents upwards).

               Indexation factor
          (3) The indexation factor for an indexation day is the number worked out using the
              following formula:
                AWOTE amount for the reference quarter
                 AWOTE amount for the base quarter

          (4) The indexation factor is to be worked out to 3 decimal places (rounding up if the
              fourth decimal place is 5 or more).

               Publication of indexable amounts
          (5) If the indexable amount is replaced under subregulation (1) on an indexation day,
              the Secretary must cause the replacement indexable amount to be published on
              the Department’s website as soon as practicable after the indexation day.
              However, a failure by the Secretary to do so does not invalidate the indexation.

               Definitions
          (6) In this regulation:
               AWOTE amount, for a quarter, means the estimate of the full-time adult average
               weekly ordinary time earnings for persons in Australia for the middle month of
               the quarter published by the Australian Statistician in relation to that month.
               base quarter means the last December quarter before the reference quarter.
               December quarter means a period of 3 months starting on 1 October.
               indexation day means the first 1 July to occur after the commencement of this
               regulation and each later 1 July.
               reference quarter means the most recent December quarter before the indexation
               day.








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