32DChildren’s pensions at sec 61M rates

32D Children’s pensions at sec 61M rates

32D Children’s pensions at sec 61M rates

(1) A pension of the appropriate amount per fortnight under section 61M is payable on the death of a contributor or pensioner in respect of a child if the conditions set out in subsections (1A) and (1B) are satisfied.

(1A) The child must be a child of the contributor or pensioner or a child of a surviving spouse or de facto partner of the contributor or pensioner who is not eligible to receive a pension under section 33.

(1B) If the child is not a child of the contributor or pensioner, the child—

(a) must have been born or adopted before the death of the contributor or pensioner, and

(b) must have been ordinarily part of the contributor’s or pensioner’s household at the time of the death of the contributor or pensioner.

(2) A pension under this section ceases to be payable in respect of a child if the surviving parent dies.

(3) A pension under this section continues to be payable notwithstanding that the surviving parent marries or remarries.

(4) Nothing in this section affects the operation of section 47.

(5) In this section—

pensioner means a person who received a pension because the person was a former contributor.

s 32D: Ins 1978 No 143, Sch 2 (17). Am 1985 No 46, Sch 8 (1); 1993 No 111, Sch 6 (33).