Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsA person's membership of the pension bonus scheme is cancelled if:
(a) the person's claim for pension bonus is determined; or
(b) the person starts to receive:
(i) a social security pension (other than an age pension or a carer payment); or
(ii) a social security benefit; or
(iii) a service pension (other than a carer service pension); or
(iv) an income support supplement (other than an income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5 to the Veterans' Entitlements Act); or
(v) a veteran payment;
at any time after the person qualified for an age pension; or
(c) the person does not make a proper claim for a pension bonus when the person claims age pension; or
(d) the person requests the Secretary, in writing, to cancel the person's membership.
Note: Subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5 to the Veterans' Entitlements Act deals with income support supplement for carers.