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Superannuation Act 1916
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#### 52H Students’ pensions
52H Students’ pensions
> > (1) In this section, student has the same meaning as it has in section 43A.
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> > (2) Where a person referred to in section 52A (1) who has not received a benefit under this Division dies, a pension under this section—
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> > > (a) is payable in respect of a student if a pension would be payable in respect of the student were the person a contributor and the student under the age of 18 years, on receipt by STC of an application for that pension, and
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> > > (b) is payable to such persons as STC determines a pension would have been payable were the student under the age of 18 years or shall be expended by STC towards the support or education of the student.
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> > (3) The amount of pension payable under this section shall be—
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> > > (a) in the case of a student in respect of whom the pension referred to in subsection (2) (a) is a pension payable under section 33—the appropriate amount per fortnight under section 61N, or
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> > > (b) in any other case—the appropriate amount per fortnight under section 61M.
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> > (4) For the purposes of section 43A (1), (5), (6) and (7), a pension payable under this section shall be deemed to be a pension payable under section 43A.
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> > (5) This Act applies to and in respect of a student in respect of whom a pension is payable under this section in the same way as it applies to and in respect of a student in respect of whom a pension is payable under section 43A, and so applies as if the pension payable under this section were a pension payable under that section by virtue of the death of a contributor.
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> **s 52H:** Ins 1985 No 46, Sch 3 (6). Am 1996 No 39, Sch 4.