Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380:clause:4_1061pzn
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 1061PZN
Character Range: 230384–231328

1061PZN  Payment of supplement after death

Payment to person determined by Secretary
 (1) If:
 (a) a pensioner education supplement is payable to a person; and
 (b) the person dies; and
 (c) at the date of the person's death, the person had not received an amount of pensioner education supplement payable to him or her; and
 (d) another person applies to receive the amount; and
 (e) the application is made:
 (i) within 6 months after the death; or
 (ii) within a further period allowed by the Secretary in special circumstances;
the Secretary may pay the amount to the person who, in the Secretary's opinion, is best entitled to it.

No further liability for Commonwealth
 (2) If the Secretary pays an amount of pensioner education supplement under subsection (1), the Commonwealth has no further liability to any person in respect of that amount of pensioner education supplement.

Division 7—Protection of pensioner education supplement