PART 2BENEFITS FOR OFFICERS
CHAPTER 9MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Beneficiaries who are incapable of looking after their affairs
Beneficiaries who are incapable of looking after their affairs127
1
In the case of a beneficiary who, in the opinion of the Department, is by reason of illness, mental disorder, minority or otherwise unable to look after the beneficiary’s affairs, the Department may—
a
use any amount due to the beneficiary under the Scheme for the beneficiary’s benefit, or
b
pay it to some other person to do so.
2
Payment of an amount to a person other than the beneficiary under paragraph (1) discharges the Department from any obligation under the Scheme in respect of the amount.