Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 953A

Single child

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a person is qualified for carer allowance under subsection   953(1) for a disabled child; and

  (b)   the child turns 16; and

  (c)   apart from the child turning 16, the person would remain qualified for carer allowance under that subsection for that child;

then the person remains qualified for carer allowance under that subsection for that child until the later of the following:

  (d)   the end of the period of 3 months starting on the day the child turns 16;

  (e)   if the person ensures that, on or before the day the child turns 16, the Secretary is given all the information, statements and other materials that are needed in order for the child to be assessed and rated and given a score under the Adult Disability Assessment Tool--the end of the day before the first day on which the child is given such a score.

Two children

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a person is qualified for carer allowance under subsection   953(2) for 2 disabled children; and

  (b)   on a particular day (the relevant day ), either or both of those children turn 16; and

  (c)   apart from either or both of those children turning 16, the person would remain qualified for carer allowance under that subsection for those children;

then the person remains qualified for carer allowance under that subsection for those children until the later of the following:

  (d)   the end of the period of 3 months starting on the relevant day;

  (e)   if the person ensures that, on or before the relevant day, the Secretary is given all the information, statements and other materials that are needed in order for each child who turns 16 on the relevant day to be assessed and rated and given a score under the Adult Disability Assessment Tool--the end of the day before the first day on which such a score is given to such a child.

  (3)   Subsection   (2) can apply only once in relation to the same 2 disabled children.