Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04731:section:10:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04731
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10 (pt 1/26)
Character Range: 92841–95379

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     (c) if the instalment is for a period that consists of a number of whole fortnights and a period of less than a fortnight—equal to:

"(5) If, apart from this section, the amount of an instalment would be less than $1.00, the amount is to be increased to $1.00.

Instalments to be paid to person or nominee

"771KJ.(1) Subject to subsection (3), instalments of a person's partner allowance are to be paid to that person.

"(2) The Secretary may direct that the whole or part of the instalments of a person's partner allowance are to be paid to someone else on behalf of the person.

"(3) If the Secretary makes a direction under subsection (2), the instalments are to be paid in accordance with the direction.

Payment into bank account etc.

"771KK.(1) An amount that is to be paid to a person under section 566 is to be paid in the manner set out in this section.

"(2) Subject to this section, the amount is to be paid, at the intervals that the Secretary specifies, to the credit of a bank account, credit union account or building society account nominated and maintained by the person.

"(3) The account may be an account that is maintained by the person either alone or jointly or in common with another person.

"(4) Where the person has not nominated an account for the purposes of subsection (2), then, subject to subsections (5) and (7), the amount is not to be paid.

  "(5) Where:

  (a) an amount has not been paid because of subsection (4); and

  (b) the person nominates an account for the purposes of subsection (2);

the amount is to be paid under subsection (2).

"(6) The Secretary may direct that the whole or a part of the amount be paid to the person in a different way from that provided for by subsection (2).

"(7) If the Secretary gives a direction under subsection (6), the amount is to be paid in accordance with the direction.

Where allowance payday would fall on public holiday etc.

"771KL. If the Secretary is satisfied that an amount of partner allowance that would normally be paid on a particular day cannot reasonably be paid on that day (because, for example, it is a public holiday or a bank holiday), the Secretary may direct that the amount be paid on an earlier day.

Payment of allowance after death

  "771KM.(1) If:

  (a) a partner allowance is payable to a person; and

  (b) the person dies; and

    (c) at the date of the person's death the person has not received an amount of partner allowance payable to him or her; and

  (d) another person applies to receive that amount;