Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 540B

    If:

  (a)   a person was receiving a social security pension; and

  (b)   the person claims a youth allowance within 14 days after the day on which the last instalment of the person's pension was paid; and

  (c)   the person becomes qualified for a youth allowance at some time during the 14 day period but after the first day of that period;

the person is taken to be qualified for a youth allowance for the whole of the 14 day period.