Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If a person's last bonus period is a part - year period, the lodgment period for a claim by the person for pension bonus is:
(a) the period of 13 weeks beginning at the end of that bonus period; or
(b) if the Secretary allows a longer period--that longer period.
However, this subsection does not apply if:
(c) the person is an exempt partnered person (see subsection 24(2)) at the end of the person's last bonus period; or
(d) the person's membership of the pension bonus scheme becomes non - accruing immediately after the end of the person's last bonus period; or
(e) the person is a post - 75 member of the pension bonus scheme and has a post - 75 work period (see subsection 26(2)).
(2) If:
(a) subsection (1) applies to a person's claim for pension bonus; and
(b) the claim is lodged within a period allowed under paragraph (1)(b);
Division 6 of Part 2.2A of the 1991 Act has effect, in relation to the calculation of the amount of that pension bonus, as if the person had not accrued the part - year bonus period.