Section 1167 — Social Security Act 1991: Failure to comply with a requirement to take action to obtain compensation

(1) If the Secretary, under section 1166, requires a person who receives or claims a compensation affected payment to take action to claim or obtain compensation, the compensation affected payment is not payable to the person or is not to be granted, as the case may be, unless the person complies with the requirement. (2) If the Secretary requires the partner of a person who receives or claims a compensation affected payment to take action to claim or obtain compensation, the compensation affected payment is not payable to the person or is not to be granted, as the case may be, unless the partner complies with the requirement.