Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00264:section:74:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00264
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 74 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 243122–245686

74  Power of the CSC to require invalidity pensioner to be medically examined etc.
 (1) CSC may, by notice in writing given to a person to whom invalidity pension is payable, require the person:
 (a) to submit himself or herself for medical examination by a medical practitioner at a time, being a time before the person attains the age of 65 years, and place specified in the notice; or
 (b) to give in writing to CSC, within such period as is specified in the notice, being a period that ends before the person attains the age of 65 years:
 (i) such information as is required by the notice with respect to any employment (whether as an employee or on the person's own account) in which the person has been engaged during such period as is specified in the notice; or
 (ii) particulars of the person's personal earnings, within the meaning of section 73A, and an estimate of the amount of those earnings that the person expects to receive in the next 12 months.
 (2) A notice under subsection (1) shall set out the effect of subsection (3).
 (3) Where a person fails to comply with a notice given under subsection (1) and CSC is not satisfied that there was a reasonable excuse for the failure, CSC may, by notice in writing given to the person, suspend the person's invalidity pension with effect from such day as CSC determines, being a day not earlier than:
 (a) in a case where the first‑mentioned notice required the person to submit himself or herself for medical examination on a day specified in the notice—the day next following that day; or
 (b) in a case where the first‑mentioned notice required the person to furnish information within a period specified in the notice—the day next following the expiration of that period.
 (4) A notice to a person under subsection (3) shall set out the effect of subsections (5C), (5E) and (5F) and of section 74A.
 (5) Subject to section 74A, a suspension of a person's invalidity pension under subsection (3) continues in force, unless sooner revoked, until the person attains the age of 65 years.
 (5A) Invalidity pension is not payable in respect of a period during which a suspension of the pension under subsection (3) is in force.
 (5B) Where:
 (a) the invalidity pension of a person is suspended under subsection (3); and
 (b) CSC, having regard to such matters as he or she considers relevant, is of the opinion that the suspension should be revoked;
CSC may, by notice in writing given to the person or to the person and a person acting on the person's behalf, as the case requires, revoke the suspension