Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of this Act, a child of a deceased member who is born alive after the member's death:
(a) is taken to have been wholly dependent on the member immediately before the member's death; and
(b) is taken to have been an eligible young person immediately before the member's death.
Note: A deceased member may be a member or former member at the time of his or her death (see the definition of deceased member in section 5).
(2) For the purposes of this Act, if, before a deceased member's death, a member begins adoption proceedings to adopt a child, and the proceedings are finalised after the member's death, the child:
(a) is taken to have been wholly dependent on the member immediately before the member's death; and
(b) is taken to have been an eligible young person immediately before the member's death.
Note: A deceased member may be a member or former member at the time of his or her death (see the definition of deceased member in section 5).