Cancellation of membership
92L Cancellation of membership
A person’s membership of the pension bonus scheme is cancelled if:
the person’s claim for pension bonus is determined; or
the person starts to receive:
a social security pension (other than an age pension or a carer payment); or
a social security benefit; or
a service pension (other than a carer service pension); or
an income support supplement (other than an income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5 to the Veterans’ Entitlements Act); or
a veteran payment;
at any time after the person qualified for an age pension; or
the person does not make a proper claim for a pension bonus when the person claims age pension; or
the person requests the Secretary, in writing, to cancel the person’s membership.
Subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5 to the Veterans’ Entitlements Act deals with income support supplement for carers.
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