Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00500:section:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00500
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7
Character Range: 38377–39252

7  Pension to spouse on death of Judge
 (1) Subject to section 17AH, if a Judge dies leaving a spouse, a pension shall be paid to the spouse at a rate equal to 62.5% of the rate of the relevant pension in relation to the Judge.
Note: If section 17AD applies in relation to the spouse pension, the rate of the relevant pension may be reduced under subsection 17AD(4).
 (2) If:
 (a) but for this subsection, the rate of the relevant pension in relation to the Judge would have been worked out under subsection 6B(2); and
 (b) the spouse gives the Secretary of the Department a written notice within 2 months after the death of the Judge electing to have the relevant pension worked out under section 6C, rather than subsection 6B(2);
the rate of the relevant pension is taken to be the rate worked out under section 6C, rather than the rate worked out under subsection 6B(2).