Restricted goods include:

• Alcohol
• Tobacco products
• Pornography
• Gambling goods and services (excluding lottery tickets and Scratchies)
• Cash-like products, gift or prepaid cards that allow cardholders to access cash or purchase alcohol or gambling products
• Any other goods or services determined by the Commonwealth of Australia in accordance with the (Social Security Administration) Act 1999 (Cth).

No.  The value of the goods purchased should be the amount processed to the SmartCard.

You may be able to use your SmartCard to purchase goods and services at a store that mainly sells alcohol or other restricted goods (such as gambling products or specific gift and prepaid cards) as well as other unrestricted goods or services (such as food or accommodation) if that store has arrangements in place not to process transactions that include restricted goods.  These stores are referred to as “Participating Mixed Merchants”.

Yes.  Most cafés will accept your SmartCard for the purchase of food.  If for any reason a café or other store is blocked whose primary activity is not the sale of a restricted good, then the store will be listed on the Blocked Merchants List.

No.  This is your SmartCard and it should not be given to anyone else to use.

No.  Gambling or placing bets of any kind is not permitted with your SmartCard.  If you do try to gamble or place a bet online or in person, your transaction will be declined.

No.  Buying beer and all other types of alcohol is not permitted with the SmartCard.

No.  PayPal is not approved as a payment method for the SmartCard enhanced Income Management program.

No.  Your SmartCard cannot be used to get cash from a cash machine/ATM.  You will also not be able to get cash out when you pay for items at a store checkout.