Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 47

  (1)   In this section:

"lump sum benefit" means:

  (a)   an advance payment under section   864A, Part   2.22 or section   1134A of the 1991 Act; or

  (aa)   AGDRP, except where the Secretary has made a determination under subsection   46A(2); or

  (aaa)   AVTOP, except where the Secretary has made a determination under subsection   46B(2); or

  (ab)   child disability assistance; or

  (b)   crisis payment; or

  (bb)   relocation scholarship payment; or

  (d)   education entry payment; or

  (f)   fares allowance; or

  (g)   one - off payment to the aged; or

  (gd)   carer supplement; or

  (ge)   one - off energy assistance payment under Part   2.6 of the 1991 Act; or

  (gf)   one - off energy assistance payment under Part   2.6A of the 1991 Act; or

  (gg)   first 2020 economic support payment under Division   1 of Part   2.6B of the 1991 Act; or

  (gh)   second 2020 economic support payment under Division   2 of Part   2.6B of the 1991 Act; or

  (gi)   additional economic support payment 2020 under Division   1 of Part   2.6C of the 1991 Act; or

  (gj)   additional economic support payment 2021 under Division   2 of Part   2.6C of the 1991 Act; or

  (gk)   2022 cost of living payment under Division   1 of Part   2.6D of the 1991 Act; or

  (h)   one - off payment to carers (carer allowance related); or

  (ha)   one - off payment to carers (carer payment related); or

  (hb)   2005 one - off payment to carers (carer payment related); or

  (hc)   2005 one - off payment to carers (carer service pension related); or

  (hd)   2005 one - off payment to carers (carer allowance related); or

  (he)   2006 one - off payment to carers (carer payment related); or

  (hf)   2006 one - off payment to carers (wife pension related); or

  (hg)   2006 one - off payment to carers (partner service pension related); or

  (hh)   2006 one - off payment to carers (carer service pension related); or

  (hi)   2006 one - off payment to carers (carer allowance related); or

  (hj)   2007 one - off payment to carers (carer payment related); or

  (hk)   2007 one - off payment to carers (wife pension related); or

  (hl)   2007 one - off payment to carers (partner service pension related); or

  (hm)   2007 one - off payment to carers (carer service pension related); or

  (hn)   2007 one - off payment to carers (carer allowance related); or

  (ho)   2008 one - off payment to carers (carer payment related); or

  (hp)   2008 one - off payment to carers (wife pension related); or

  (hq)   2008 one - off payment to carers (partner service pension related); or

  (hr)   2008 one - off payment to carers (carer service pension related); or

  (hs)   2008 one - off payment to carers (carer allowance related); or

  (ht)   economic security strategy payment; or

  (hu)   training and learning bonus; or

  (hv)   activity supplement; or

  (hw)   farm financial assessment supplement; or

  (hx)   FHA supplement; or

  (hy)   relief payment; or

  (i)   pension bonus; or

  (ia)   pension bonus bereavement payment; or

  (j)   special employment advance, except where the Secretary has made a determination under subsection   46(2); or

  (k)   clean energy advance; or

  (l)   essential medical equipment payment.

  (2)   If a claim for crisis payment is granted because of subsection   37(7), the Secretary may pay an amount equal to the amount of the crisis payment to the claimant before the claimant is released from gaol or psychiatric confinement if the Secretary thinks it is necessary to do so in order to ensure that the claimant, on release, will not suffer severe financial hardship.

  (3)   If an amount is paid to a person under subsection   (2), the amount is taken, after the person's release from gaol or psychiatric confinement, to be a payment of crisis payment made in relation to the claim referred to in subsection   (2).

  (4)   Subject to subsections   47C(3) and (4), section   47DA and Part   3A, a person's lump sum benefit is to be paid to the person.