Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00060:clause:1_93h
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00060
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 93H
Character Range: 18470–19929

93H  Annual pension rate

Application
 (1) This section sets a person's annual pension rate for the purposes of this Division if the start day for the age pension is on or after 20 September 2009.
Note: See clause 144 of Schedule 1A if the start day is before 20 September 2009.

If person is not permanently blind
 (2) If the person is not permanently blind, the person's annual pension rate is the rate that would be the person's provisional annual payment rate under step 11 of the method statement in point 1064‑A1, worked out as at the start day for the age pension, if the maximum payment rate under step 4 of the method statement were the total of:
 (a) the person's maximum basic rate under point 1064‑B1; and
 (b) the amount worked out for the person using the table in subsection (4).

If person is permanently blind
 (3) If the person is permanently blind, the person's annual pension rate is the sum of the following, worked out as at the start day for the age pension:
 (a) the person's maximum basic rate in the table in point 1065‑B1;
 (b) the amount worked out for the person using the table in subsection (4).

Amount for paragraphs (2)(b) and (3)(b)
 (4) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(b) and (3)(b), the table is as follows:

Amount for paragraphs (2)(b) and (3)(b)
Column 1                                 Column 2                            Column 3
Item                                     Person's family situation           Amount