Section 23 — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Last bonus period a part-year period

(1) If a person’s last bonus period is a part-year period, the lodgment period for a claim by the person for pension bonus is: (a) the period of 13 weeks beginning at the end of that bonus period; or (b) if the Secretary allows a longer period—that longer period. However, this subsection does not apply if: (c) the person is an exempt partnered person (see subsection 24(2)) at the end of the person’s last bonus period; or (d) the person’s membership of the pension bonus scheme becomes non-accruing immediately after the end of the person’s last bonus period; or (e) the person is a post-75 member of the pension bonus scheme and has a post-75 work period (see subsection 26(2)). (2) If: (a) subsection (1) applies to a person’s claim for pension bonus; and (b) the claim is lodged within a period allowed under paragraph (1)(b); Division 6 of Part 2.2A of the 1991 Act has effect, in relation to the calculation of the amount of that pension bonus, as if the person had not accrued the part-year bonus period.