*        A person may be able to get a single lump‑sum pension bonus if:

               (a)     the person becomes eligible for an age service pension, but defers claiming it; or

               (b)     the person is eligible for a partner service pension after reaching pension age, but defers claiming it; or

               (c)     the person is eligible for income support supplement after reaching qualifying age, but defers claiming it.

*        A person who wants to get a pension bonus must register as a member of the pension bonus scheme .

*        To get a pension bonus, a person must accrue between 1 and 5 bonus periods while deferring age service pension, partner service pension or income support supplement.

*        Generally, a bonus period runs for 1 year.

*        To accrue a bonus period, the person must pass the work test for that period.

*        To pass the work test for a year, either the person, or the person's partner, must gainfully work for at least 960 hours during that year.

*        The amount of a person's pension bonus depends on the number of accrued bonus periods and the person's annual rate of age service pension, partner service pension or income support supplement. A person may get a bigger bonus by accruing more bonus periods.

*        Division 12 modifies the other provisions of the Part to deal with the case where a person was, before becoming a war widow/war widower--pensioner, either registered, or eligible to be registered, as a member of the pension bonus scheme under Part 2.2A of the Social Security Act 1991 .