Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2013C00026:clause:1_28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2013C00026
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 28
Character Range: 44621–45730

28  Section 1068 (after Module BA)
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Module C—Clean energy supplement

 1068‑C1 A clean 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 13 weeks.
However, this Module does not apply if quarterly clean energy supplement is payable to the recipient.

Note: Section 918 may affect the addition of the clean energy supplement.

Recipient has reached pension age

 1068‑C2 If the recipient has reached pension age and is not covered by point 1068‑B5, the recipient's clean energy supplement is 1/26 of the amount worked out by:
 (a) applying the applicable percentage in the following table to the clean energy pension rate; and
 (b) rounding the result of paragraph (a) up or down to the nearest multiple of $2.60 (rounding up if that rate is not a multiple of $2.60 but is a multiple of $1.30).

Percentage to be applied
Item                      Recipient's family situation           Use this %