Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00614:clause:1_118od
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00614
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 118OD
Character Range: 16515–17130

118OD  Payment of utilities allowance by instalments

 (1) Utilities allowance is to be paid by instalments.

 (2) If utilities allowance is payable to a person in relation to a utilities allowance test day, then an instalment of the allowance is to be paid to the person on the person's first pension payday on or after that test day.

 (3) The amount of an instalment of utilities allowance is worked out by dividing the amount of the annual rate of utilities allowance by 2.

 (4) If the amount of the instalment is not a multiple of 10 cents, the amount is to be increased to the nearest multiple of 10 cents.