Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04837:section:530:p19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04837
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 530 (pt 19/35)
Character Range: 84789–87717

handicapped person; and

    (b) the person ceases to provide that care and attention in order to undertake training, education or employment; and

    (c) the cessation does not exceed 10 hours per week;

the person does not cease to be eligible for income support supplement merely because of that cessation.

"(5) In this section:

'care' includes attention and supervision;

'severely handicapped person' means a person who:

    (a) has a physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability; and

    (b) because of that disability:

        (i) requires frequent care in connection with his or her bodily functions; or

        (ii) requires constant supervision to prevent injury to himself or herself or to another person;

permanently or for an extended period.".

Income support supplement may not be payable in some circumstances

16. Section 45B of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following word and paragraph:

      "; or (f) the person or the person's partner is entitled to receive compensation (see Division 3 of Part IIIC)".

Restrictions on dual pensions

17. Section 45D of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (1)(b) the following paragraph:

     "(ba) a carer service pension; or".

Application of income and assets test reductions for income tax purposes

18. Section 45V of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by inserting in paragraph (1)(a) "who is not permanently blind" after "person";

    (b) by omitting from paragraph (1)(b) "the remote area allowance Module or";

    (c) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(c) "or having regard to the person's ceiling rate";

    (d) by omitting from paragraph (1)(d) "the remote area allowance Module or";

    (e) by omitting paragraph (1)(e);

    (f) by omitting from paragraph (1)(f) "finally" and substituting "then";

    (g) by omitting subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsections:

    "(2) If:

         (a) the rate of income support supplement applicable to a person who is not permanently blind is worked out by using the Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children at the end of section 45X; and

         (b) the maximum basic rate applicable to the person is increased by an amount worked out under the rent assistance Module of the Rate Calculator; and

         (c) an amount of that income support supplement is to be reduced under section 59T (compensation recovery);

the reduction is to be applied:

         (d) first, to that part of the amount that does not include the increase under the rent assistance Module; and

         (c) then, to the amount of the increase under the rent assistance Module.

    "(3) If:

         (a) the rate of income support supplement applicable to a person who is permanently blind is worked out by using the Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children at the