SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 23 Last bonus period a part - year period

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 23

  (1)   If a person's last bonus period is a part - year period, the lodgment period for a claim by the person for pension bonus is:

  (a)   the period of 13 weeks beginning at the end of that bonus period; or

  (b)   if the Secretary allows a longer period--that longer period.

However, this subsection does not apply if:

  (c)   the person is an exempt partnered person (see subsection   24(2)) at the end of the person's last bonus period; or

  (d)   the person's membership of the pension bonus scheme becomes non - accruing immediately after the end of the person's last bonus period; or

  (e)   the person is a post - 75 member of the pension bonus scheme and has a post - 75 work period (see subsection   26(2)).

  (2)   If:

  (a)   subsection   (1) applies to a person's claim for pension bonus; and

  (b)   the claim is lodged within a period allowed under paragraph   (1)(b);

Division   6 of Part   2.2A of the 1991 Act has effect, in relation to the calculation of the amount of that pension bonus, as if the person had not accrued the part - year bonus period.