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Rate Calculator for 'Frozen Rate' Widows and Widowers—point 45-A1—Step 2 of the Method statement):

  After "widow's" insert "or widower's".

Section 45 (Service Pension Rate Calculator for 'Frozen Rate' Widows and Widowers—point 45-A1—Step 3 of the Method statement):

   (a)     After "widow's" insert "or widower's".

   (b)     After "widow" insert "or widower".
SCHEDULE 2—continued

Section 45 (Service Pension Rate Calculator for 'Frozen Rate' Widows and Widowers—Module B—point 45-B1):

  After "widow" (wherever occurring) insert "or widower".

Section 45 (Service Pension Rate Calculator for 'Frozen Rate' Widows and Widowers—Module B—point 45-B2):

  (a)     After "widow" insert "or widower".

  (b)     Omit "her" (wherever occurring), substitute "his or her".

Subparagraph 50a (2) (c) (i):

  Omit "wife", substitute "partner".

Section 53 (Fringe Benefits Ordinary Income Test Calculator— point 53B-4):

  Omit the point, substitute:

Fringe benefits income of widows, widowers and non-illness separated spouses

  "53B-4. If:

  (a)     a person is receiving a partner service pension; and

    (b)     the person's rate of that pension is calculated under section 44 (Service Pension Rate Calculator for Widows, Widowers and Non-illness Separated Spouses); and

  (c)     the person is a member of a couple; and

    (d)     the person's partner is receiving an age service pension or an invalidity service pension; and

    (e)     the partner's service pension rate includes a child add-on for a child or child add-ons for children;

the person's fringe benefits income is the person's annual rate of ordinary income less $156.

   Note: a person's rate of partner service pension may be calculated under the Service Pension Rate Calculator for Widows, Widowers and Non-illness Separated Spouses, and the person may also be a member of a couple. This situation arises if the person has entered into a de facto relationship since the person was widowed or separated.".

Section 53 (Fringe Benefits Ordinary Income Test Calculator— heading of point 53B-5):

Omit "widows and non-illness separated wives", substitute "widows, widowers and non-illness separated spouses".

Subsection 53d (Note 2):

  (a)     Omit "wife", substitute "partner".

  (b)     Omit "she", substitute "he or she".
SCHEDULE 2—continued

Section 56j:

  Omit "wife", substitute "partner".

Section 56j (Note):

  Omit "wife" (wherever occurring), substitute "partner".

Section 56k:

  Omit "wife", substitute "partner".

Section 56k (Note 2):

  Omit "wife" (wherever occurring), substitute "partner".

Paragraph 58k (1) (c):

  Omit "wife", substitute "partner".

Subparagraph 58m (1) (d) (iii):

  Omit "wife", substitute "partner".

Subparagraph 58n (a) (iii):

  Omit "wife", substitute "partner".

Subparagraph 58n (c) (iii):

  Omit "wife", substitute "partner".

Section 59a (Indexed and Adjusted Amounts Table—column 4—items 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12):

   (a)     After "Widows" insert ", Widowers".

   (b)     Omit "Wives", substitute "Spouses".

Paragraph 74 (12) (a):

  After "widow" insert "or widower".

Paragraph 113 (1) (c):

Omit "non-illness separated wife", substitute "non-illness separated spouse".

Section 118a (definition of "special wife service pensioner"):

  Omit the definition.