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periods determined by the Secretary.

"(2) Instalments of partner allowance are to be paid at the times determined by the Secretary.

Instalments for period less than a fortnight

  "771KH.(1) If:

  (a) an instalment of partner allowance is for a period; and

  (b) the period is less than a fortnight;

the instalment for the period is:

  "(2) If:

  (a) an instalment of partner allowance is for a period; and

  (b) the period consists of:

      (i) a number of whole fortnights; and

      (ii) a period that is less than a fortnight;

the instalment, so far as it relates to the period that is less than a fortnight, is:

Rounding off instalment

  "771KI.(1) If the amount of an instalment is:

  (a) a number of whole dollars and a part of a cent; or

  (b) a number of whole dollars and cents and a part of a cent;

the amount is, subject to subsection (2), to be increased or decreased to the nearest whole cent.

  "(2) If the amount of an instalment is:

  (a) a number of whole dollars and 0.5 cent; or

  (b) a number of whole dollars and cents and 0.5 cent;

the amount is to be increased by 0.5 cent.

  "(3) If:

    (a) an amount of pharmaceutical allowance is added to a person's maximum basic rate in working out the amount of an instalment of partner allowance; and

     (b) apart from this subsection, the amount of the instalment would be less than the person's fortnightly PA rate;

the amount of the instalment is to be increased to the person's fortnightly PA rate.

"(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the person's fortnightly PA rate is:

where:

'pharmaceutical allowance rate' is the fortnightly amount of pharmaceutical allowance added to the person's maximum basic rate in working out the amount of the instalment;

'N' is:

     (a) if the instalment is for a number of whole fortnights—the number of fortnights; or

  (b) if the instalment is for a period of less than a fortnight—equal to:

week days in period  ; or