Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C1959A00102:front:0:p13
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Character Range: 29403–32259

person who—
          (a) is in receipt of a pension under section twenty-nine or thirty of this Act; and
             (b) at the time when she became a contributor was a married woman whose husband was of unsound mind and unlikely to recover,
       becomes entitled, on the death of her husband, to a pension under this section, she is entitled to receive—
             (c) the proportions of both pensions that are based upon the contributions paid by her and by her husband; and
             (d) the proportion payable by the Commonwealth—
                 (i) of whichever of the pensions secures to her the greater payment from the Commonwealth; or
                 (ii) if the payments from the Commonwealth are equal—of one only of those pensions.";
       (d) by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words "any such" and inserting in their stead the word "a"; and

       (e) by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words "the last preceding sub-section" and inserting in their stead the words "sub-section (1.) of this section".
26. Section thirty-four of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Refund of contributions on death of certain contributors.
"34. here a contributor who is—
       (a) an unmarried male person (including such a person whose marriage has been dissolved or annulled but not including a widower with children under the age of sixteen years);
       (b) a widower without children under the age of sixteen years; or
       (c) a female,
dies before retirement, there shall be paid to the personal representatives of the contributor, or, failing them, to such persons (if any) as the Board determines, an amount equal to the amount of the contributions paid by the contributor.".

Certain contributors who change the nature of their employment to continue as contributors.
27. Section forty b of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (a) of sub-section (2.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
       "(a) the employment of a contributor, being a person who is deemed to be an employee by virtue of section four of this Act, sub-section (6.) of section nine of the High Commissioner Act 1909-1952, paragraph (c) of sub-section (1.) of section sixteen of the Statistics (Arrangements with States) Act 1956-1958 or subsection (2.) of section thirteen of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization Act 1956, terminates or is terminated; and".

Insanity of male pensioner.
28. Section forty-three of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (1.) the following sub-section:—
"(1a.) In respect of any period during which the wife of a male pensioner in relation to whom the last preceding subsection applies is an employee or is in receipt of a pension under section twenty-nine or thirty of this Act, the Board shall not cause pension