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Superannuation Act 1922
48APension not payable in respect of children in certain circumstances
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#### 48A Pension not payable in respect of children in certain circumstances
(1) Where:
(a) a male person to whom pension was payable under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 or under that Act as amended has, whether before or after the commencement of this section, become a contributor;
(b) the person has died since he became a contributor and pension is payable under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948‑1965 in respect of a child of the person or of his wife; and
(c) pension would, but for this section, be payable under this Act in respect of the child by reason of the person’s having been a contributor;
the last‑mentioned pension is not payable.
(2) Where:
(a) a person (in this subsection referred to as the contributor) to whom retirement pay or invalidity pay was payable under the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 has become a contributor;
(b) the person has died since he became a contributor and child’s pension is payable under the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 to a person by virtue of the contributor having been a person to whom retirement pay or invalidity pay was so payable; and
(c) pension would, but for this section, be payable under this Act in respect of the person to whom the child’s pension is payable by reason of the contributor’s having been a contributor;
the last‑mentioned pension is not payable.