Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 No. 46, 1991 - SECT 279

279. (1) If:

   (a)  a sole parent pension is payable to a person; and

   (b)  the person dies; and

   (c)  at the date of the person's death the person had not received an
        amount of sole parent pension payable to him or her; and

   (d)  another person applies to receive that amount; and

   (e)  the application is made:

        (i)    within 6 months after the death; or

        (ii)   within a further period allowed by the Secretary in special
               circumstances; the Secretary may pay the amount to the person
               who, in the Secretary's opinion, is best entitled to it.

(2) If the Secretary pays an amount of sole parent pension under subsection
(1), the Commonwealth has no further liability to any person in respect of
that amount of sole parent pension.