Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00060:clause:4_30
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00060
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 30
Character Range: 50495–51713

30  Section 1068B (after Module D)
Insert:

Module DA—Pension supplement

Pension supplement
 1068B‑DA1 A pension supplement amount is to be added to the person's maximum basic rate if the person is residing in Australia, has reached pension age and:
 (a) is in Australia; or
 (b) is temporarily absent from Australia and has been so for a continuous period not exceeding 13 weeks.
 1068B‑DA2 The person's pension supplement amount is:
 (a) if an election by the person under subsection 1061VA(1) is in force—the amount worked out under point 1068B‑DA4; and
 (b) otherwise—the amount worked out under point 1068B‑DA3.

Amount if no election in force
 1068B‑DA3 The person's pension supplement amount is the amount worked out by:
 (a) applying the applicable percentage in the following table to the combined couple rate of pension supplement; and
 (b) dividing the result by 26; and
 (c) if:
 (i) the person is not partnered; and
 (ii) the amount resulting from paragraph (b) is not a multiple of 10 cents;
  rounding the amount up or down to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding up if the amount is not a multiple of 10 cents but is a multiple of 5 cents).

Item  Person's family situation           Use this %