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the rate of income support supplement.".

22. Point 45Y-B2 (Steps 9 and 10 of Method statement):

Omit, substitute:

       "Step 9. If the pension payable to the person is not compensation reduced, deduct from the person's ceiling rate (see Step 1) any advance payment deduction (see Division 6 of Part IIID) and then add the amounts obtained in Steps 7 and 8; the result is the rate of income support supplement.

        Step 10. If the pension payable to the person is compensation reduced, deduct from the person's adjusted ceiling rate (see Step 2) any advance payment deduction (see Division 6 of Part HID) and then add the amounts obtained in Steps 7 and 8; the result is the rate of income support supplement.".

23. Point 45Y-12:

Add at the end "for a reason other than the operation of Part IIID".

SCHEDULE 7—continued

24. Subsection 53H(1):

Add at the end:

"Note: Payments under this Division are not affected by unrepaid advance payments of pension.".

25. After paragraph 57(2)(e):

Insert:

"; or (f) in relation to an advance payment of service pension or income support supplement;".

26. After Part IIIC:

Insert:

"PART IIID—ADVANCE PAYMENTS OF SERVICE PENSION AND INCOME SUPPORT SUPPLEMENT

"Division 1—Interpretation

Definition

"60. In this Part:

pension means a service pension or an income support supplement.

"Division 2—Eligibility for advance payment

Eligibility for advance payment

"61.(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person is eligible for an advance payment of an amount of pension only if:

    (a) the pension is payable to the person; and

    (b) throughout the 3 months immediately before the person's application for the advance payment, the person was receiving a service pension, an income support supplement, a social security pension or a social security benefit; and

    (c) the Commission is satisfied that the advance payment will be used to help meet the person's living expenses; and

    (d) the Commission is satisfied that the person will not suffer financial hardship from reductions in instalments of the pension as a result of recovering the advance payment from future instalments of pension.

"(2) A person is not eligible for an advance payment if:

    (a) the person has received an advance payment of a pension and has not fully repaid the advance payment; or

    (b) the person owes a debt to the Commonwealth under section 205 or 205A.

SCHEDULE 7—continued

"Division 3—Applying for advance payment

Application

"62. A person who wants an advance payment of an amount of pension under this Part must make a proper application for the advance payment.

Who can apply

"63.(1) Subject to subsection (2), the application must be made by:

    (a) a person who wants to receive the advance payment; or

    (b) with the approval of the