Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsHours worked during full - year period
(1) The Commission may, if requested to do so by a member of the pension bonus scheme, issue a written certificate stating that:
(a) the member was an accruing member of the scheme throughout a specified full - year period; and
(b) the total number of hours gainfully worked by the member during that period was at least a specified number of hours; and
(c) the total number of hours gainfully worked in Australia by the member during that period was at least a specified number of hours.
(2) The Commission may, if requested to do so by a member of the pension bonus scheme, issue a written certificate stating that:
(a) the member was an accruing member of the scheme throughout a specified full - year period; and
(b) the total number of hours gainfully worked by a specified person during that period while the person was the partner of the member and was:
(i) an accruing member, or a post - 70/75 member, of the pension bonus scheme; or
(ii) an accruing member, or a post - 75 member, of the corresponding scheme under Part 2.2A of the Social Security Act;
was at least a specified number of hours; and
(c) the total number of hours gainfully worked in Australia by a specified person during that period while the person was the partner of the member and was:
(i) an accruing member, or a post - 70/75 member, of the pension bonus scheme; or
(ii) an accruing member, or a post - 75 member, of the corresponding scheme under Part 2.2A of the Social Security Act;
was at least a specified number of hours.
Hours worked during part - year period
(3) The Commission may, if requested to do so by a member of the pension bonus scheme, issue a written certificate stating:
(a) that the member was an accruing member of the scheme throughout a specified part - year period; and
(b) the total number of hours gainfully worked by the member during that period; and
(c) the total number of hours gainfully worked in Australia by the member during that period.
(4) The Commission may, if requested to do so by a member of the pension bonus scheme, issue a written certificate stating:
(a) that the member was an accruing member of the scheme throughout a specified part - year period; and
(b) the total number of hours gainfully worked by a specified person during that period while the person was the partner of the member and was:
(i) an accruing member, or a post - 70/75 member, of the pension bonus scheme; or
(ii) an accruing member, or a post - 75 member, of the corresponding scheme under Part 2.2A of the Social Security Act; and
(c) the total number of hours gainfully worked in Australia by a specified person during that period while the person was the partner of the member and was:
(i) an accruing member, or a post - 70/75 member, of the pension bonus scheme; or
(ii) an accruing member, or a post - 75 member, of the corresponding scheme under Part 2.2A of the Social Security Act.
Record - keeping requirements
(5) If:
(a) a person makes a request for a certificate under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) relating to a particular period; and
(b) the applicable record - keeping requirements have not been complied with in relation to that period (see section 45UA);
the Commission may refuse to issue the certificate.
Non - accruing membership
(6) The Commission may, if requested to do so by a member of the pension bonus scheme, issue a written certificate stating that the member was a non - accruing member of the scheme throughout a specified period.
Evidence
(7) In any proceedings relating to this Part, a certificate under this section is prima facie evidence of the matters in the certificate.