Jan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

The rationale behind moving that date was that, following the community affairs committee inquiry, there was a recognition that a period of transition of six months would be helpful for those people who have a changed payment. It will allow for people to look at the arrangements that they may contemplate, and it will also ensure that those people who may apply to be retained on the partner service pension have an opportunity to do so in that six-month period.