Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 47

             (1)  In this section:

"lump sum benefit" means:

                     (a)  an advance payment under section 864A or Part 2.22 of the 1991 Act; or

                    (aa)  AGDRP, except where the Secretary has made a determination under subsection 46A(2); or

                    (ab)  child disability assistance; or

                     (b)  crisis payment; or

                     (d)  education entry payment; or

                      (f)  fares allowance; or

                     (g)  one‑off payment to the aged; or

                    (ga)  2006 one‑off payment to older Australians; or

                    (gb)  2007 one‑off payment to older Australians; or

                    (gc)  2008 one‑off payment to older Australians; or

                    (gd)  carer supplement; or

                     (h)  one‑off payment to carers (carer allowance related); or

                    (ha)  one‑off payment to carers (carer payment related); or

                    (hb)  2005 one‑off payment to carers (carer payment related); or

                    (hc)  2005 one‑off payment to carers (carer service pension related); or

                    (hd)  2005 one‑off payment to carers (carer allowance related); or

                    (he)  2006 one‑off payment to carers (carer payment related); or

                    (hf)  2006 one‑off payment to carers (wife pension related); or

                    (hg)  2006 one‑off payment to carers (partner service pension related); or

                    (hh)  2006 one‑off payment to carers (carer service pension related); or

                     (hi)  2006 one‑off payment to carers (carer allowance related); or

                     (hj)  2007 one‑off payment to carers (carer payment related); or

                    (hk)  2007 one‑off payment to carers (wife pension related); or

                     (hl)  2007 one‑off payment to carers (partner service pension related); or

                   (hm)  2007 one‑off payment to carers (carer service pension related); or

                    (hn)  2007 one‑off payment to carers (carer allowance related); or

                    (ho)  2008 one‑off payment to carers (carer payment related); or

                    (hp)  2008 one‑off payment to carers (wife pension related); or

                    (hq)  2008 one‑off payment to carers (partner service pension related); or

                    (hr)  2008 one‑off payment to carers (carer service pension related); or

                    (hs)  2008 one‑off payment to carers (carer allowance related); or

                    (ht)  economic security strategy payment; or

                    (hu)  training and learning bonus; or

                    (hv)  farmers hardship bonus; or

                      (i)  pension bonus; or

                     (ia)  pension bonus bereavement payment; or

                      (j)  special employment advance, except where the Secretary has made a determination under subsection 46(2).

             (2)  If a claim for crisis payment is granted because of subsection 37(7), the Secretary may pay an amount equal to the amount of the crisis payment to the claimant before the claimant is released from gaol or psychiatric confinement if the Secretary thinks it is necessary to do so in order to ensure that the claimant, on release, will not suffer severe financial hardship.

             (3)  If an amount is paid to a person under subsection (2), the amount is taken, after the person's release from gaol or psychiatric confinement, to be a payment of crisis payment made in relation to the claim referred to in subsection (2).

             (4)  Subject to subsections 47C(3) and (4) and Part 3A, a person's lump sum benefit is to be paid to the person.