Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 1978 No. 128, 1978 - SECT 13

13. Section 75 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following sub-section:

''(2) Where the maximum rate of pension applicable to a widow is a rate in the
calculation of which there has been taken into account a rate (in this
sub-section referred to as 'the supplementary rate') in respect of a
particular child who is a person to whom paragraph (c) of section 59AA applies
and-

   (a)  the child has not been brought to live in Australia within a period of
        four years commencing on the first day in respect of which the
        supplementary rate was so taken into account; or

   (b)  at any time within that period of four years, the Director-General is
        satisfied that the widow does not intend to bring the child to live in
        Australia as soon as it is reasonably practicable to do so, the
        maximum rate of pension applicable to the widow shall be a rate
        calculated without regard to that child.''.