Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00825:section:119wa:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00825
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 119WA (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 397013–399581

119WA  Medical examination etc. of persons to whom deferred benefits by way of pension are payable under section 119W
 (1) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing given to a person to whom deferred benefits by way of pension are payable by virtue of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 119W, require that person:
 (a) to submit himself or herself for medical examination by a medical practitioner at a time, being a time before the person attains the age of 65 years, and place specified in the notice; or
 (b) to give in writing to the Commissioner, within such period, being a period that ends before the person attains the age of 65 years, as is specified in the notice, such information as is required by the notice with respect to any employment (whether as an employee or on his or her own account) in which the person has been engaged during such period as is specified in the notice.
 (2) A notice under subsection (1) shall set out the effect of subsection (3).
 (3) Where a person fails to comply with a notice given to him or her under subsection (1) and the Commissioner is not satisfied that there was a reasonable excuse for the failure, the Commissioner may by notice in writing given to the person, suspend the person's pension with effect from such day as the Commissioner determines, being a day not earlier than:
 (a) in a case where the first‑mentioned notice required the person to submit himself or herself for medical examination on a day specified in that notice—the day next following that day; or
 (b) in a case where the first‑mentioned notice required the person to give information within a period specified in the notice—the day next following the expiration of that period.
 (4) A notice to a person under subsection (3) shall set out the effect of subsections (8), (10) and (11) and of section 119WB.
 (5) Subject to section 119WB, a suspension of a person's pension under subsection (3) continues in force, unless sooner revoked, until the person attains the age of 65 years.
 (6) Pension is not payable in respect of a period during which a suspension of the pension under subsection (3) is in force.
 (7) Where:
 (a) the pension of a person is suspended under subsection (3); and
 (b) the Commissioner, having regard to such matters as he or she considers relevant, is of the opinion that the suspension should be revoked;
the Commissioner may, by notice in writing given to the person or to the person and a person acting on the person's behalf, as the case requires, revoke the suspension with effect from such day as the