Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1034A

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a person is receiving a double orphan pension; and

  (b)   the person is a member of a couple; and

  (c)   the person dies; and

  (d)   the person:

  (i)   was qualified at the time of the person's death for payments under Subdivision A in relation to the death of a DOP child; or

  (ii)   would have been so qualified if the person had not died; and

  (e)   the person's partner claims the payments referred to in paragraph   (d) within 3 months after the death of the child;

there is payable to the partner an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts:

  (f)   the amount of double orphan pension that would have been payable to the person under section   1033 if the person had not died;

  (g)   any lump sum that would have been payable to the person under section   1034 if the person had not died.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a person is receiving a double orphan pension; and

  (b)   the person is not a member of a couple; and

  (c)   the person dies; and

  (d)   the person:

  (i)   was qualified at the time of the person's death for payments under Subdivision A in relation to the death of a DOP child; or

  (ii)   would have been so qualified if the person had not died;

there is payable, to such person as the Secretary thinks appropriate, an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts:

  (e)   the amount of double orphan pension that would have been payable to the person under section   1033 if the person had not died; and

  (f)   any lump sum that would have been payable to the person under section   1034 if the person had not died.