Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the Secretary is satisfied that 2 people who are not members of the same couple are each qualified for carer allowance for the same care receiver or care receivers, the Secretary is to make a declaration:
(a) stating that the Secretary is satisfied that the 2 people are each qualified for carer allowance for the care receiver or care receivers; and
(b) specifying the share of the carer allowance for the care receiver or care receivers that each of the 2 people is to receive.
(2) If the Secretary makes a declaration under subsection (1), the Secretary is to give each of the 2 people involved notice of the declaration.
Note 1: Until the declaration under this section is made, only one of the 2 people involved can receive carer allowance for the care receiver or care receivers--see section 964.
Note 2: For the effect of a declaration under this section on the calculation of carer allowance rates see subsection 974(4).