Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406:clause:2_953:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 953 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 73779–76421

953  Qualification for carer allowance—caring for either 1 or 2 disabled children

Single child

 (1) A person is qualified for carer allowance for a disabled child (the care receiver) if:
 (a) the care receiver is a dependent child (disregarding subsection 5(3)) of the person; and
 (b) the care receiver is an Australian resident; and
 (c) either of the following applies:
 (i) the disability from which the care receiver is suffering is declared, under subsection 38D(3), to be a recognised disability for the purposes of this section;
 (ii) the care receiver has been assessed and rated, and been given a positive score of not less than 1, under the Child Disability Assessment Tool; and
 (d) because of the disability from which the care receiver is suffering, the care receiver receives care and attention on a daily basis from:
 (i) if the person is a member of a couple—the person, the person's partner or the person together with another person (whether or not the person's partner); or
 (ii) if the person is not a member of a couple—the person or the person together with another person;
  in a private home that is the residence of the person and the care receiver; and
 (e) the person is in Australia; and
 (f) the person is an Australian resident.

2 children

 (2) A person is qualified for carer allowance for 2 disabled children (the care receivers) if:
 (a) each care receiver is a dependent child (disregarding subsection 5(3)) of the person; and
 (b) each care receiver is an Australian resident; and
 (c) each care receiver has been assessed and rated, and been given a positive score of less than 1, under the Child Disability Assessment Tool and the sum of their scores is 1 or more; and
 (d) because of the disability from which each care receiver is suffering, each care receiver receives care and attention on a daily basis from:
 (i) if the person is a member of a couple—the person, the person's partner or the person together with another person (whether or not the person's partner); or
 (ii) if the person is not a member of a couple—the person or the person together with another person;
  in a private home that is the residence of the person and each care receiver; and
 (e) the person is in Australia; and
 (f) the person is an Australian resident.

Note 1: For Australian resident see section 7.

Note 2: For qualification for carer allowance in circumstances of hospitalisation, see section 955.

Note 3: For the effect of certain absences from Australia on carer allowance, see section 956.

Note 4: For the effect of temporary cessation of care and attention on carer allowance, see section 957.

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