Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406:clause:3_122
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 122
Character Range: 146899–148131

122  Issue of notice before 1 July 1999 to person to whom domiciliary nursing care benefit is being paid requiring notification of events affecting the payment of carer allowance on and after that day

 (1) The Secretary may, during the period from the start of the day on which the Assistance for Carers Legislation Amendment Act 1999 receives the Royal Assent until the end of 30 June 1999, give a person (the DNCB recipient) to whom domiciliary nursing care benefit under Part VB of the National Health Act 1953 is being paid a notice in the same terms as could be given under section 984 of this Act on or after 1 July 1999 to a person to whom carer allowance is being paid. The notice only has effect as mentioned in subclause (2).

 (2) If, because of the operation of subclause 124(7), carer allowance becomes payable to the DNCB recipient on and after 1 July 1999, the notice has effect on and after that day as if it were given under section 984 of this Act on that day.

Note: Section 984 of this Act allows the Secretary to give a person to whom carer allowance is being paid a notice requiring the person to inform the Department of an event or change in circumstances that might affect the payment of carer allowance.