52HStudents’ pensions

52H Students’ pensions

52H Students’ pensions

(1) In this section, student has the same meaning as it has in section 43A.

(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—

(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

(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.

(3) The amount of pension payable under this section shall be—

(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

(b) in any other case—the appropriate amount per fortnight under section 61M.

(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.

(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.

s 52H: Ins 1985 No 46, Sch 3 (6). Am 1996 No 39, Sch 4.