Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018 (26 of 2018)

Schedule 4   Cessation of bereavement allowance

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

105   Saving provisions - bereavement allowance

(1) If, immediately before the commencement of this item, a person was receiving bereavement allowance under Part 2.7 of the Social Security Act 1991 in relation to the death of the person's partner, then the Social Security Act 1991 and the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, as in force immediately before that commencement, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to that bereavement allowance.

(2) If, before the commencement of this item, a person qualified for a bereavement allowance under section 315 of the Social Security Act 1991, then the Social Security Act 1991 and the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, as in force immediately before that commencement, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to that qualification.