Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:37
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 37
Character Range: 392595–393349

37  Dependent child—inmate of a mental hospital
  A young person is taken to be a dependent child of a member of a couple (the adult) for the purposes of Part 2.10 (parenting payment) if:
 (a) the young person is an inmate of a mental hospital; and
 (b) the mental hospital is either:
 (i) maintained by the Commonwealth, a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; or
 (ii) mainly dependent upon financial assistance from the Commonwealth, a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; and
 (c) the adult is making a reasonable contribution towards the expenses of maintaining the young person; and
 (d) the Secretary determines that the young person is to be taken to be a dependent child of the adult.