Section 93B — Social Security Act 1991: Evidentiary certificate

Hours worked during full-year period (1) The Secretary may, if requested to do so by a member of the pension bonus scheme, issue a written certificate stating that: (a) the member was an accruing member of the scheme throughout a specified full-year period; and (b) the total number of hours gainfully worked by the member during that period was at least a specified number of hours; and (c) the total number of hours gainfully worked in Australia by the member during that period was at least a specified number of hours. (2) The Secretary may, if requested to do so by a member of the pension bonus scheme, issue a written certificate stating that: (a) the member was an accruing member of the scheme throughout a specified full-year period; and (b) the total number of hours gainfully worked by a specified person during that period while the person was the partner of the member and was: (i) an accruing member, or a post-75 member, of the pension bonus scheme; or (ii) an accruing member, or a post-70/75 member, of the corresponding scheme under Part IIIAB of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act; was at least a specified number of hours; and (c) the total number of hours gainfully worked in Australia by a specified person during that period while the person was the partner of the member and was: (i) an accruing member, or a post-75 member, of the pension bonus scheme; or (ii) an accruing member, or a post-70/75 member, of the corresponding scheme under Part IIIAB of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act; was at least a specified number of hours. Hours worked during part-year period (3) The Secretary may, if requested to do so by a member of the pension bonus scheme, issue a written certificate stating: (a) that the member was an accruing member of the scheme throughout a specified part-year period; and (b) the total number of hours gainfully worked by the member during that period; and (c) the total number of hours gainfully worked in Australia by the member during that period. (4) The Secretary may, if requested to do so by a member of the pension bonus scheme, issue a written certificate stating: (a) that the member was an accruing member of the scheme throughout a specified part-year period; and (b) the total number of hours gainfully worked by a specified person during that period while the person was the partner of the member and was: (i) an accruing member, or a post-75 member, of the pension bonus scheme; or (ii) an accruing member, or a post-70/75 member, of the corresponding scheme under Part IIIAB of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act; and (c) the total number of hours gainfully worked in Australia by a specified person during that period while the person was the partner of the member and was: (i) an accruing member, or a post-75 member, of the pension bonus scheme; or (ii) an accruing member, or a post-70/75 member, of the corresponding scheme under Part IIIAB of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act. Record-keeping requirements (5) If: (a) a person makes a request for a certificate under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) relating to a particular period; and (b) the applicable record-keeping requirements have not been complied with in relation to that period (see section 93C); the Secretary may refuse to issue the certificate. Non-accruing membership (6) The Secretary may, if requested to do so by a member of the pension bonus scheme, issue a written certificate stating that the member was a non-accruing member of the scheme throughout a specified period. Evidence (7) In any proceedings relating to this Part, a certificate under this section is prima facie evidence of the matters in the certificate.