58Payment of social security payment after death

58  Payment of social security payment after death  (a) an amount representing a social security payment (other than pension bonus, pension bonus bereavement payment or a student start‑up loan) is payable to a person; and  (c) another person applies to receive the amount; and  (d) the application is made:  (i) within 26 weeks after the death; or  (ii) within such further period as is allowed by the Secretary in the special circumstances of the case; 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 a social security payment under subsection (1), the Commonwealth has no further liability to any person in respect of that amount.