Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If:
(a) a person makes a claim for youth allowance on or after the commencement of this section; and
(b) the person makes the claim after the death of the person's partner on or after the commencement of this section; and
(c) if the person is a man or a woman who was not pregnant when her partner died--the person makes the claim in the period of 14 weeks starting on the day of the death of the partner; and
(d) if the person is a woman who was pregnant when her partner died--the person makes the claim:
(i) in the period of 14 weeks starting on the day of the death of the partner; or
(ii) in the period starting on the day of the death of the partner and ending when the child is born or the woman otherwise stops being pregnant;
whichever ends later;
then the person has a death of partner exemption in respect of the period applicable under paragraph (c) or (d).
Recipients
(2) If:
(a) a person is receiving youth allowance on or after the commencement of this section; and
(b) while the person is receiving youth allowance, the person's partner dies on or after the commencement of this section; and
(c) if the person is a man or a woman who was not pregnant when her partner died--the person notifies the Secretary of the person's partner's death in the period of 14 weeks starting on the day of the death of the partner; and
(d) if the person is a woman who was pregnant when her partner died--the person notifies the Secretary of the person's partner's death:
(i) in the period of 14 weeks starting on the day of the death of the partner; or
(ii) in the period starting on the day of the death of the partner and ending when the child is born or the woman otherwise stops being pregnant;
whichever ends later; and
(e) the person is receiving youth allowance on the day of the notification;
then the person has a death of partner exemption in respect of the period applicable under paragraph (c) or (d).