Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04731:section:10:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04731
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10 (pt 13/26)
Character Range: 123335–126266

a person is receiving partner allowance; and

  (b) the person's partner dies; and

     (c) immediately before the deceased partner died, he or she was a long-term social security recipient;

the surviving partner remains qualified for partner allowance during the bereavement period as if:

  (c) the deceased partner had not died; and

     (d) the deceased partner had continued to receive job search allowance, newstart allowance, sickness allowance or special benefit; and

     (e) the surviving partner and the deceased partner had continued to be members of a couple.

Rate of partner allowance during bereavement rate continuation period

"(2) The surviving partner's partner allowance rate during the bereavement rate continuation period is the rate of the partner allowance that would have been payable to the surviving partner if:

  (a) the deceased partner had not died; and

     (b) if the couple had been an illness separated couple or a respite care couple—they had not been such a couple.

Rate of partner allowance during the bereavement lump sum period

"(3) The surviving partner's partner allowance rate during the bereavement lump sum period (if any) is worked out as follows:

     (a) if the deceased partner was receiving a job search allowance immediately before he or she died, the rate of partner allowance is the rate at which a partner allowance would have been payable to the surviving partner if:

        (i) the surviving partner had been qualified for job search allowance; and

        (ii) the surviving partner was not a member of a couple;

     (b) if the deceased partner was receiving newstart allowance immediately before he or she died, the rate of partner allowance is the rate at which newstart allowance would have been payable to the surviving partner if:

        (i) the surviving partner had been qualified for newstart allowance; and

        (ii) the surviving partner was not a member of a couple;

     (c) if the deceased partner was receiving sickness allowance immediately before he or she died, the rate of partner allowance is the rate at which sickness allowance would have been payable to the surviving partner if:

        (i) the surviving partner had been qualified for sickness allowance; and

        (ii) the surviving partner was not a member of a couple;

     (d) if the deceased partner was receiving special benefit immediately before he or she died, the rate of partner allowance is the rate at which special benefit would have been payable to the surviving partner if:

        (i) the surviving partner had been qualified for special benefit; and

        (ii) the surviving partner was not a member of a couple.

Note 1: For 'long-term social security recipient' see subsection 23(1).

    Note 2: For 'bereavement period', 'bereavement rate continuation period' and 'bereavement lump sum period' see section 21.

"Subdivision C—Bereavement payments