Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where a male
pensioner is sentenced to imprisonment for any period exceeding one month,
payment of his pension under this Act shall be discontinued during the period
of his imprisonment; and —
(a) if
his wife is alive she shall, during that period, be entitled in accordance
with the provisions of the Sixth Schedule, as if the pensioner were dead, to
pension for herself and for children who were dependent upon the pensioner
unless the Board is satisfied after making such inquiry as it thinks fit that
payment to the wife is undesirable.
(b) if
his wife is dead or divorced, pensions for children dependent upon the
pensioner shall, during that period, be payable in accordance with the
provisions of the Sixth Schedule as if the pensioner were dead.
(2) Where a female
pensioner is sentenced to imprisonment for any period exceeding one month,
payment of her pension under this Act shall be discontinued during the period
of her imprisonment: Provided that any pension payable to her in respect of
children shall be payable under the Sixth Schedule as if she were dead.
[Section 70 8 amended by No. 75 of 1973
s.24.]