Section 1164 — Social Security Act 1991: Certain lump sums to be treated as though they were received as periodic compensation payments

If: (a) a person was entitled to periodic compensation payments under a law of a State or Territory; and (b) the person’s entitlement to the periodic payments was converted under the law of the State or Territory into an entitlement to a lump sum; and (c) the lump sum was calculated by reference to a period; this Part applies to the person as if: (d) the person had not received: (i) the lump sum; or (ii) if the lump sum was to be paid in instalments—any of the instalments; and (e) the person had received in each fortnight during the period a periodic compensation payment equal to: where: lump sum amount is the amount of the lump sum referred to in paragraph (b); number of fortnights in the period is the number of whole fortnights in the period referred to in paragraph (c).