Commonwealth of Australia
Social Security Act 1991
Social Security (Pension Bonus Scheme—Non-accruing Members) Declaration (No. 1) 1998
I, DAVID MARCUS ROSALKY, Secretary to the Department of Social Security, make this Declaration under subsection 92Q (1) of the Social Security Act 1991.
Dated 10 July 1998.
DAVID ROSALKY
Secretary to the Department of Social Security
1. Name of Declaration
This Declaration is the Social Security (Pension Bonus Scheme—Non‑accruing Members) Declaration (No. 1) 1998.
2. Commencement
This Declaration commences on gazettal.
3. Definition
In this Declaration:
Act means the Social Security Act 1991.
Note The following expressions used in this Declaration are defined in the Act (see s 23):
- member of a couple
- partner
- pension bonus
- Veteran’s Entitlements Act.
4. Kinds of non-accruing members
A member of the pension bonus scheme who is a member of any of the following kinds is a non-accruing member:
(a) a member who is a participant in the Community Development Employment Program;
(b) a member who is in gaol, within the meaning of subsection 23 (5) of the Act;
(c) a member who is undergoing psychiatric confinement, within the meaning of subsections 23 (8) and (9) of the Act, because the member has been charged with committing an offence;
(d) a member who is not a participant in the workforce, but whose partner:
(i) is a participant in the workforce; and
(ii) is not a registered member of the pension bonus scheme or of the corresponding scheme under Part IIIAB of the Veteran’s Entitlements Act; and
(iii) intends to become a registered member of the pension bonus scheme or of the corresponding scheme under Part IIIAB of the Veteran’s Entitlements Act;
(e) a member who is on sick leave for 4 weeks or more;
(f) a member who is the surviving member of a couple, if the member:
(i) is undergoing a period of bereavement; and
(ii) is unable to pass the work test under Subdivision A of Division 5 of Part 2.2A of the Act.
5. Period for which member is non-accruing member
(1) A member of the pension bonus scheme to whom paragraph 4 (a), (b), (c) or (d) applies is a non-accruing member throughout the period during which the member is a member of that kind.
(2) A member of the pension bonus scheme to whom paragraph 4 (e) applies is a non-accruing member throughout the period during which the member is a member of that kind, up to a maximum of 26 weeks.
(3) A member of the pension bonus scheme to whom paragraph 4 (f) applies is a non-accruing member throughout the period during which the member is a member of that kind, up to a maximum of 13 weeks.