Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1068a:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1068A (pt 3/8)
Character Range: 1952423–1955347

BB—Energy supplement
 1068A‑BB1 An energy supplement is to be added to the person's (the recipient's) maximum basic rate if the recipient is residing in Australia and:
 (a) is in Australia; or
 (b) is temporarily absent from Australia and has been so for a continuous period not exceeding 6 weeks.
However, this Module does not apply if quarterly energy supplement is payable to the recipient.
Note: Section 918 may affect the addition of the energy supplement.

Recipient has reached pension age
 1068A‑BB2 If the recipient has reached pension age, the recipient's energy supplement is $366.60.

Recipient has not reached pension age
 1068A‑BB3 If the recipient has not reached pension age, the recipient's energy supplement is $312.00.

Module C—Pharmaceutical allowance

Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance
 1068A‑C1 Subject to points 1068A‑C1A, 1068A‑C2, 1068A‑C3 and 1068A‑C5, an additional amount by way of pharmaceutical allowance is to be added to a person's maximum basic rate if the person is an Australian resident.

No pharmaceutical allowance if person has reached pension age
 1068A‑C1A Pharmaceutical allowance is not to be added to a person's maximum basic rate if the person has reached pension age.

No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving certain supplements under other Acts
 1068A‑C2 Pharmaceutical allowance is not to be added to a person's maximum basic rate if the person is receiving:
 (a) veterans supplement under section 118A of the Veterans' Entitlements Act; or
 (b) MRCA supplement under section 300 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act; or
 (c) pharmaceutical supplement under Part 3A of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006; or
 (d) pharmaceutical supplement under Part 4 of the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019.

No pharmaceutical allowance before advance payment period ends
 1068A‑C3 Pharmaceutical allowance is not to be added to a person's maximum basic rate if:
 (a) the person has received an advance pharmaceutical allowance under Part 2.23 of this Act; and
 (b) the person's advance payment period has not ended.
Note: For advance payment period see point 1068A‑C4.

Advance payment period
 1068A‑C4(1) A person's advance payment period starts on the day on which the advance pharmaceutical allowance is paid to the person.
 (2) The period ends after the number of paydays worked out using the following formula have passed:
where:
amount of advance is the amount of the advance paid to the person.
pharmaceutical allowance rate is the yearly amount of pharmaceutical allowance which would be added to the person's maximum basic rate in working out the person's rate of pension PP (single) on the day on which the advance is paid if pharmaceutical allowance were to be added to the person's maximum basic rate on that day.

No pharmaceutical allowance if annual