Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1067a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1067A
Character Range: 1748962–1750240

1067A  When a person is regarded as independent

Application
 (1) This section applies to determine whether a person is to be regarded as independent for the purposes of this Part and Parts 2.11, 2.11B, 3.4A, 3.4B and 3.7. A person is not to be regarded as independent except as provided by this section.

Member of a YA couple
 (2) A person is independent if the person is, or has been, a member of a YA couple (see section 1067C).

Person with a dependent child
 (3) A person is independent if:
 (a) the person has a natural child, adoptive child or relationship child who is wholly or substantially dependent on the person or his or her partner; or
 (b) the person previously had a natural child, adoptive child or relationship child who was wholly or substantially dependent on the person or on a person who, at the time, was the person's partner.

Person at least a certain age
 (4) For the purposes of Parts 2.11 and 2.11B, this Part and section 1070G, a person is independent at a time in a period specified in an item of the table if at the time the person is at least the age specified in the item:

Age when person becomes independent
Item                                 Period                                                                                      Age