20Resumption of payment of a spouse pension after suspension

20 Resumption of payment of a spouse pension after suspension

20 Resumption of payment of a spouse pension after suspension

(1) If the spouse or de facto partner of a deceased contributor under the earlier Act ceases to be disqualified from being entitled to receive a spouse pension under this Regulation, the spouse or de facto partner may apply in writing to the SAS Board for the resumption of payment of the pension and that Board may, subject to this clause, cause payment of the pension to be resumed—

(a) with effect from the date (as determined by that Board), when the disqualification ceased, but

(b) if the date so determined would be more than 6 months before the date on which the application for resumption of payment of the pension was received by the SAS Board—with effect from the date of receipt of the application or such earlier date (not being earlier than the date on which the disqualification ceased) as the SAS Board may determine.

(2) The first instalment of a spouse pension of which payment is resumed under subclause (1) is to be paid on a date to be determined by the SAS Board.

(3) If a spouse or de facto partner applies to the SAS Board for resumption of payment of a spouse pension under this Regulation, that Board may require the spouse or de facto partner to provide that Board with such information as it considers necessary to enable it to decide whether or not the spouse or de facto partner is entitled to resumption of payment of the spouse pension.

(4) The SAS Board may refuse such an application if information required by it under subclause (3) is not provided.

cll 17–20: Am 28.3.2003.