Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00163:section:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00163
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7
Character Range: 5157–6212

7  Increase in certain pensions

  If:
 (a) the all groups consumer price index number for the weighted average of the 6 State capital cities published by the Statistician in respect of the March quarter of the year 1974 exceeds the all groups consumer price index number for the weighted average of the 6 State capital cities published by the Statistician in respect of the March quarter of the year 1973; and
 (b) the estimate of the seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings per employed male unit throughout Australia published by the Statistician in respect of the March quarter of the year 1974 exceeds the estimate of the seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings per employed male unit throughout Australia published by the Statistician in respect of the March quarter of the year 1973;
a person to whom a pension (not being a pension payable to or in respect of an eligible child) was payable immediately before 1 July 1974 is entitled to an increase, as ascertained in accordance with section 8 or 9, in the annual amount of that pension.