Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A claimant for a pension bonus may withdraw a claim that has not been determined.
(2) A claim that is withdrawn is taken not to have been made.
(3) A withdrawal may be made orally or by document lodged at an office of the Department in Australia in accordance with section 5T.
(3A) A withdrawal made by lodging a document in accordance with section 5T is taken to have been so made on a day determined in accordance with that section.
(4) If:
(a) a person claims both a pension bonus and a designated pension; and
(b) the claim for the designated pension is withdrawn;
the claim for pension bonus is taken to have been withdrawn.
(5) If:
(a) a person claims both a pension bonus and a designated pension; and
(b) the claim for the designated pension is rejected as a direct or indirect result of the operation of Subdivision BA or BB of Division 11 of Part IIIB (dispositions of assets);
the claim for pension bonus is taken to have been withdrawn.