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Bereavement Allowance (BVA) 099-03000000



This file is for historical assessments/information only.

Policy

Social Security Guide, 1.1.A.120, Agreement - country, pension, international social security agreement

Social Security Guide, 1.1.A.320, Australia

Social Security Guide, 1.1.P.310, Portability, proportional portability

Social Security Guide, 1.1.S.40, Saved cases, savings provisions

Social Security Guide, 1.2.3.90, Bereavement Allowance (BVA) - Description

Social Security Guide, 3.1.3, Notification & Recipient Obligations

Social Security Guide, 3.4.9, BVA - Qualification & Payability

Social Security Guide, 3.4.9.10, Qualification for BVA

Social Security Guide, 3.4.9.20, Payability of BVA

Social Security Guide, 3.4.9.40, Supplementary Benefits & Employment Assistance for BVA Recipients

Social Security Guide, 3.4.9.50, Notification & Recipient Obligations for BVA

Social Security Guide, 3.4.9.60, Continuation, Variation or Termination of BVA

Social Security Guide, 3.10.2.80, Recipient Loses Entitlement

Social Security Guide, 3.10.5.50, Adverse Determinations - Date of Effect

Social Security Guide, 5.1.8.10, Common Pension Rates

Social Security Guide, 7.1.1, Portability Legislation

Social Security Guide, 7.1.2.10, General Rules of Portability

Social Security Guide, 7.1.2.20, Portability Table

Social Security Guide, 7.2.1, Pre-departure Arrangements for Portable Pensions

Social Security Guide, 7.2.2, Rate of Portable Pension

Social Security Guide, 8.1.1.20, Claim Lodgement - General Provisions

Social Security Guide, 8.3.3.10, Backdated Start Days - General Provisions

Legislation

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Social Security Act 1991

  • part 2.7, division 1, section 315, Qualification for Bereavement Allowance
  • part 2.7, division 1, section 316, Bereavement Allowance not payable if allowance rate nil
  • part 2.7, division 1, section 321, Multiple entitlement exclusion
  • part 2.7, division 1, section 321A, Exclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme
  • part 2.7, Bereavement allowance
  • part 2.7, division 4, section 329, How to work out a person's bereavement allowance rate
  • part 3.4, Division 9, section 1066, Rate of Bereavement Allowance and Widow B Pension
  • Part 1.2, section 4, Member of a couple - general
  • subsection 2 'Member of a couple - general
  • section 7, Australian residence definitions
    • subsection (2), 'An Australian Resident is a person who ...'
    • subsection (3),'In deciding for the purposes of this Act whether or not a person is residing in Australia.'
  • section 21(2), Definition of 'the bereavement period'
  • section 1212, Meaning of terms used in this Part
  • section 1213, Persons to whom Division applies
  • section 1215, Some payments generally portable with time limit
  • section 1216, Amounts added to rate
  • section 1217, Meaning of maximum portability period, allowable absence and portability period

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  • section 80, Cancellation or suspension determination
  • section 81, Cancellation or suspension for non-compliance with certain notices
  • section 85, Resumption of payment after cancellation or suspension
  • section 93, recipient complying with subsection 68(2) notice
  • section 94, recipient not complying with subsection 68(2) notice
  • section 95, failure to provide statement under subsection 68(2)
  • section 109(3), Date of effect of favourable determination resulting from review
  • section 118, Date of effect of adverse determinations - general rules
  • division 5, part 8, schedule 2, Rules for working out start day
  • Schedule 2, Part 3, Division 2, section 12, Claim after death of partner