Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SERVICES ACT 1975 No. 34, 1975 - SECT 16

16. Where-

   (a)  before the expiration of the period of 3 months commencing on the date
        on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, a person lodges a claim
        for an age pension; and

   (b)  an age pension is granted to that person by virtue of the application
        in relation to that person of paragraph 28 (2AA) (b) of the Principal
        Act, as amended by this Act, the age pension shall be paid from-

   (c)  where the person attained the age of 70 years on or before 1 May
        1975-that date; or

   (d)  in any other case-the day on which the person attained or attains that
        age, if that day is a pension pay-day, or, if it is not, the first
        pension pay-day after that day.
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