Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406:clause:2_961
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 961
Character Range: 84354–85952

961  Backdating—claim for 1 or 2 disabled children

Claim within 12 months of becoming qualified

 (1) If:
 (a) a person is qualified for carer allowance for a care receiver who is a disabled child or for care receivers who are 2 disabled children; and
 (b) the person's provisional commencement day is within 12 months after the day on which the person became qualified for carer allowance;
the allowance can become payable before the provisional commencement day but cannot become payable to the person before the first day on which the person is qualified.

Note 1: For provisional commencement day see section 960.

Note 2: The carer allowance will not necessarily be backdated to the day on which the person becomes qualified—some other factor may make the allowance not payable at the time.

Claim after 12 months of becoming qualified

 (2) If:
 (a) a person is qualified for carer allowance for a care receiver who is a disabled child or for care receivers who are 2 disabled children; and
 (b) the person's provisional commencement day is more than 12 months after the day on which the person became qualified for carer allowance;
the allowance can become payable before the provisional commencement day, but cannot become payable before the day occurring 12 months before the person's provisional commencement day.

Note 1: For provisional commencement day see section 960.

Note 2: The carer allowance will not necessarily be backdated to the day occurring 12 months before the person's provisional commencement day—some other factor may make the allowance not payable at that time.