Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406:clause:2_978
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 978
Character Range: 98704–100283

978  Payment into bank account etc.

 (1) An amount that is to be paid to a person under section 977 is to be paid in the manner set out in this section.

 (2) Subject to this section, the amount is to be paid to the credit of a bank account, credit union account or building society account nominated and maintained by the person.

 (3) The account may be an account that is maintained by the person either alone or jointly or in common with another person.

 (4) The Secretary may direct that the whole or a part of the amount be paid to the person in a different way from that provided for by subsection (2).

 (5) If the Secretary gives a direction under subsection (4), the amount is to be paid in accordance with the direction.

 (6) If, at the end of the period (the preliminary period) of 28 days starting on the day on which the carer allowance became payable to the person:
 (a) the person has not nominated an account for the purposes of subsection (2); and
 (b) the Secretary has not given a direction under subsection (4) in relation to payments of the allowance to the person;
the allowance ceases to be payable to the person.

 (7) If the person nominates an account for the purposes of subsection (2) after the end of the preliminary period, then, subject to this Part, the carer allowance again becomes payable to the person and is so payable:
 (a) if the nomination was made within 3 months after the end of the preliminary period—on and from the first day after the end of that period; or
 (b) otherwise—on and from the day on which the nomination was made.