Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If:
(a) an amount representing a social security payment (other than pension bonus, pension bonus bereavement payment or a student start - up loan) is payable to a person; and
(b) the person dies; and
(c) another person applies to receive the amount; and
(d) the application is made:
(i) within 26 weeks after the death; or
(ii) within such further period as is allowed by the Secretary in the special circumstances of the case;
the Secretary may pay the amount to the person who, in the Secretary's opinion, is best entitled to it.
(2) If the Secretary pays an amount of a social security payment under subsection (1), the Commonwealth has no further liability to any person in respect of that amount.