Superannuation Act 1976

Subject to subsection (3), if:

at any time when orphan pension is payable in accordance with a provision of this Division to or in respect of an eligible child or eligible children of a deceased eligible employee or pensioner, that child or any of those children is a partially dependent child; and

but for this section, that pension would be payable at an annual rate that exceeds the maximum permissible rate in relation to that pension, the annual rate of that pension is an amount per annum equal to the maximum permissible rate.

For the purposes of subsection (1), the maximum permissible rate, in relation to orphan pension payable in accordance with a provision of this Division to or in respect of an eligible child or eligible children of a deceased eligible employee or pensioner who is, or any of whom is, a partially dependent child is:

where the pension is payable to or in respect of one eligible child and that child is a partially dependent child—an amount per annum equal to the amount per annum of the regular maintenance payments that the deceased eligible employee or pensioner was, at the time of his or her death, voluntarily making, or required by a court to make, to or in respect of the child; or

in any other case—an amount per annum equal to the sum of:

the annual rate at which orphan pension would be payable under that provision if the deceased eligible employee or pensioner had no partially dependent child; and

the amount per annum of the regular maintenance payments that the deceased eligible employee or pensioner was, at the time of his or her death, voluntarily making, or required by a court to make, to or in respect of his or her partially dependent child or children.

This section does not apply at any time when there are more than 3 eligible children of the deceased eligible employee or pensioner who are not partially dependent children.