Section 1061EI — Social Security Act 1991: Advance payment to be paid to person or nominee

(1) Subject to subsection (3), an advance payment of a person’s social security entitlement is to be paid to that person. (2) The Secretary may direct that the whole or part of the advance payment of a person’s social security entitlement is to be paid to someone else on behalf of the person. (3) If the Secretary makes a direction under subsection (2), the advance payment is to be paid in accordance with the direction.