Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 368

             (1)  A widow B pension is not payable to a woman if the woman is already receiving a service pension.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  a woman is receiving a widow B pension; and

                     (b)  another social security pension or a social security benefit or service pension becomes payable to the woman;

the widow B pension is not payable to the woman.

Note 1:       another payment type will generally not become payable to the woman until the woman claims it.

Note 2:       For social security pension and social security benefit see subsection 23(1).

             (3)  A widow B pension is not payable to a woman if:

                     (a)  the woman is an armed services widow; and

                     (b)  the woman is receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans' Entitlements Act at a rate determined under or by reference to subsection 30(1) of that Act.

Note:          for armed services widow see subsection 4(1).