Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1159

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a social security pension (other than pension PP (single)) is not payable to a person on a pension payday because of section   1158; and

  (b)   the person's partner is dependent on the person;

the Secretary may authorise the payment of all or some of the instalment that would otherwise have been payable to the person to be paid to:

  (c)   the partner; or

  (d)   someone else for the benefit of the partner.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a social security pension (other than pension PP (single)) is not payable to a person on a pension payday because of section   1158; and

  (b)   a young person is dependent on the person;

the Secretary may authorise the payment of all or some of the instalment that would otherwise have been payable to the person to be paid to:

  (c)   the young person; or

  (d)   someone else for the benefit of the young person.