Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The surviving spouse of an invalid who dies may choose, within 6 months of the death, to receive a lump sum instead of invalid's spouse pension, if the spouse is under 60.
Note: Section 55 also deals with making a choice.
(2) If the spouse makes the choice, the amount of the lump sum is 16.5 times the annual amount of the pension for the spouse worked out under subsection 26(2) (as affected by section 39 and subsection 26(4), if relevant).