Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1992 No. 229, 1992 - SECT 22

22. Section 1064 of the Principal Act is amended in Pension Rate Calculator A
by inserting after point 1064-E2 the following point: Payment of arrears of
periodic compensation payments

"1064-E3. If:

   (a)  at the time of an event that gives rise to an entitlement of a person
        to compensation, the person is receiving disability support pension,
        wife pension, carer pension or sole parent pension; and

   (b)  in relation to that entitlement, the person receives a payment of
        arrears of periodic compensation; the person is taken to receive on
        each day in the periodic payments period an amount calculated by
        dividing the amount received by the number of days in the periodic
        payments period. Note: for 'periodic payments period' see section
        17.".