Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 No. 46, 1991 - SECT 21

21. For the purposes of this Act, if a person dies:

   (a)  the bereavement period in relation to the person's death is the period
        of 14 weeks from the day on which the person dies; and

   (b)  the bereavement notification day in relation to the person's death is
        the day on which the Secretary becomes aware of the death; and

   (c)  the first available bereavement adjustment payday in relation to the
        person's death is the first payday after the bereavement notification
        day for which it is practicable to terminate or adjust payments under
        this Act to take account of the person's death; and

   (d)  the bereavement rate continuation period in relation to the person's
        death is the period:

   (i)  that begins on the day on which the bereavement period begins; and

   (ii) that ends:

                (A)  if the first available bereavement adjustment payday is
                     before the end of the bereavement period - on the day
                     before the first available bereavement adjustment payday;
                     or

                (B)  if the first available bereavement adjustment payday
                     occurs on or after the day on which the bereavement
                     period ends - the day on which the bereavement period
                     ends; and

   (e)  there is a bereavement lump sum period in relation to the person's
        death if the first available bereavement adjustment payday occurs
        before the end of the bereavement period and the bereavement lump sum
        period is the period that begins on the first available bereavement
        adjustment payday and ends on the day on which the bereavement period
        ends.