Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A woman's wife pension transition rate on a day is worked out in accordance with this section if:
(a) on 19 March 2020, there was a reduction under either or both of steps 5 and 9 of the method statement in point 1064 - A1 in relation to the woman's rate of wife pension on that day; or
(b) assuming the woman were receiving newstart allowance on each day in the period starting on 6 February 2020 and ending at the end of 19 March 2020, there would have been a reduction under step 5 of the method statement in point 1068 - A1 on at least one day in that period.
(2) The woman's wife pension transition rate on a day is the rate that would have been the woman's rate of wife pension on that day under Module A of the Pension Rate Calculator A in section 1064 if the woman had been receiving wife pension on that day.
(3) However, subsection (2) applies with the following modifications:
(a) in working out the amount at step 1 of the method statement in point 1064 - A1, assume each amount in the table in point 1064 - B1 were that amount as at 19 March 2020;
(b) in working out the amount at step 1A of the method statement in point 1064 - A1:
(i) assume the combined couple rate of pension supplement were that amount as at 19 March 2020; and
(ii) assume the combined couple rate of minimum pension supplement were that amount as at 19 March 2020;
(c) in working out the amount at step 5 of the method statement in point 1064 - A1, assume each amount in the table in point 1064 - E4 were that amount as at 19 March 2020;
(d) in working out the amount at step 9 of the method statement in point 1064 - A1, assume each amount in the table in point 1064 - G3 were that amount as at 19 March 2020.
(4) For the purposes of this section, take into account clause 146 of Schedule 1A as in force immediately before 20 March 2020. However, in taking that clause into account, assume each amount referred to in subparagraph 146(4)(a)(i) of Schedule 1A were that amount as at 19 March 2020.