Division 7—Automatic adjustment of children’s pensions
61NOrphans’ pensions
(1)
For the purposes of sections 33 and 43A (4) (a), the appropriate amount of pension in respect of a child or student is, subject to this section, $10 per week.
(2)
Subject to this Division, the appropriate amount of pension under this section is, as from the commencement of Schedule 8 (3) to the Superannuation (Amendment) Act 1985, increased to $97.85 per fortnight.
(3)
Subject to this Division, where pensions are increased or decreased under Division 6 by a percentage for the year ending on and including 30 June 1985 or for any subsequent year, the appropriate amount of pension, as previously adjusted, under this section is, as from the adjustment date for that year, increased or decreased, as the case may be, by that percentage.
(4)
If STC has made a determination under section 61RA in respect of a pension under this section, the amount of the pension is reduced by the amount specified in STC’s determination.
