South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations39—Payment in case of pensioner who is incompetent
(1) If the Board is
satisfied that a person who is entitled to a pension under the Act is not
mentally or physically competent to give the Board directions as to payment of
the pension the Board may—
(a)
continue to make payments in a manner authorised by the pensioner when
competent; or
(b) pay
the pension into an account with a financial institution in the name of the
pensioner; or
(c) pay
the pension to a person who is caring for the pensioner on condition that it
is applied for the maintenance and benefit of the pensioner.
(2)
Subregulation (1) is subject to the right of a manager appointed under
the Aged and Infirm Persons' Property Act 1940 , or an administrator
appointed under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1993 , to
payment of the pension.
(3) In this
regulation—
"financial institution" has the meaning given to it by the
Financial Institutions Duty Act 1983 .