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(iii)  unable to pass the work test for a bonus period during which the period of bereavement occurs;
           (h) a member who is unable to pass the work test for a bonus period because the amount of gainful work available to him or her in the bonus period is reduced by a major disaster;
           (i) a member whose partner is a member of either the pension bonus scheme or the corresponding scheme under Part 2.2A of the Social Security Act and:
             (i) if the partner is a member of the pension bonus scheme—the partner is unable to pass the work test for a bonus period because the amount of gainful work available to the partner in the bonus period is reduced by a major disaster; or
             (ii) if the partner is a member of the corresponding scheme under Part 2.2A of the Social Security Act—the partner is unable to pass the work test (within the meaning of that Part) for a bonus period (within the meaning of that Part) because the amount of gainful work available to the partner in the bonus period is reduced by a major disaster.
           (j) a member who:
              (i)  has received compensation and to whom a designated pension would not have been payable during a period (the compensation period) if the member had not reached pension age and the pension was a compensation affected pension; and
              (ii) is unable to pass the work test for a bonus period during which the compensation period occurs.

           Note:  For paragraphs (h) and (i), for the application of this instrument in relation to Cyclone Larry, a major disaster that occurred in 2006, see section 9.

   8 Period for which a member is a non‑accruing member

       (1) A member of the pension bonus scheme to whom a paragraph of section 7 applies is a non‑accruing member throughout the period during which the member is a member of the kind mentioned in the paragraph.

       (2) However, for a member to whom a paragraph of section 7 mentioned in the following table applies, subsection (1) is subject to the time limit shown.
Item  Paragraph of section 7  Time limit
 1    (e), (f)                26 weeks
 2    (g), (h), (i)            13  weeks

      (2A) If the member is of a kind mentioned in paragraph 7(h) or (i), the period during which the amount of gainful work is reduced by a major disaster may include a period during which preparations are made to manage an impending disaster.

              Example: The period during which an evacuation of an area occurs shortly before a cyclone is predicted to reach the area.

              Note: Paragraphs 7(h) and (i) deal with when a member or their partner is unable to pass the