Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:5r:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5R (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 245726–248438

(6) takes effect from the day specified by the Commission in the determination, being a day not earlier than 3 months before the Commission is notified that the person is in respite care.

Remote area determination—current or future absence from remote area
 (11) If the Commission is satisfied that:
 (a) a person's age or invalidity service pension, income support supplement or veteran payment includes an amount of remote area allowance; and
 (b) the person's remote area allowance includes an amount for an FTB child or a regular care child; and
 (d) the absence is, or is likely to be, longer than 8 weeks; and
 (e) the absence is due to special circumstances (for example, the person's medical treatment or the person's attendance at a rehabilitation or training course);
the Commission may make a written determination that, despite that absence, the person's rate of pension, income support supplement or veteran payment continues to include remote area allowance for the period specified in the determination while the person has an FTB child, or a regular care child, (as the case requires).
Note 1: For an FTB child and a regular care child see subsection 5F(1).
Note 2: A person whose absence from a remote area is longer than 8 weeks would not normally continue to be entitled to remote area allowance (see subsection 5Q(2)).

Remote area determination—past absence from remote area
 (12) If the Commission is satisfied that, in relation to a period:
 (a) a person is receiving an age or invalidity service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; and
 (b) the person's usual place of residence is in a remote area; and
 (c) because the person is absent from the remote area for longer than 8 weeks, the person's rate of service pension, income support supplement or veteran payment ceases to include an amount by way of remote area allowance; and
 (d) immediately before the person's rate ceases to include remote area allowance, the remote area allowance includes an amount for an FTB child or a regular care child;
the Commission may make a written determination that, despite that absence, the person's rate of pension, income support supplement or veteran payment continues to include remote area allowance for the period specified in the determination while the person has an FTB child, or a regular care child, (as the case requires).
Note 1: For an FTB child and a regular care child see subsection 5F(1).
Note 2: A person whose absence from a remote area is longer than 8 weeks would not normally continue to be entitled to remote area allowance (see subsection 5Q(2)).
 (13) The period specified by the Commission in a determination under subsection (12) must not commence