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or her absence from Australia;

the carer does not cease to be qualified for a carer pension merely because of that absence from Australia.

"(1C) If, during a calendar year, the carer has accompanied the handicapped person outside Australia on more than one occasion, the carer ceases to be qualified for carer pension under subsection (IB) in that calendar year after he or she has, during that calendar year, qualified for carer pension under that subsection for periods that together add up to 3 months.".

Subdivision B—Employment entry payment for carer pension recipients

Insertion of section

5. After section 664H of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Carer pension recipients

"664HA.(1) A person is qualified for an employment entry payment under this section if:

    (a) the person's income from employment rises (including the case where a person commences employment); and

    (b) immediately before the rise in the person's income from employment, the person was receiving a carer pension; and

    (c) because of the rise in the person's income from employment, the person's income from employment exceeds the threshold amount; and

    (d) the person's income from employment is, in the Secretary's opinion, likely to exceed the threshold amount for more than 4 weeks; and

    (e) the person has not, within the last 12 months, received a payment under this Part.

"(2) If the Secretary is satisfied that:

    (a) a person has entered an agreement under which the person is to be employed or the person's earnings are to be increased; and

    (b) on the start of that employment or increase in earnings, the person would, but for receiving a payment under this subsection, be qualified for a payment under subsection (1);

the following provisions have effect:

   (c) subject to paragraph (d), the person is qualified for an employment entry payment, which is payable to the person at such time as the Secretary determines;

   (d) the person is not qualified for the employment entry payment unless the Secretary is still satisfied as mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) at the time at which the payment is payable to the person.

"(3) The time determined under paragraph (2)(c) must not be more than 14 days before the person is to commence the employment or the person's income from the employment is to rise.

"(4) In this section:

'threshold amount' means the maximum amount of ordinary income that a person receiving newstart allowance could earn, derive or receive without the allowance ceasing to be payable, if the person:

(a) was not a member of a couple; and

(b) was not receiving rent assistance; and

(c) was not receiving remote area allowance; and

(d) had turned 21 but had not turned 60; and