Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:981
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 981
Character Range: 1153895–1155073

981  Secretary may make declaration where 2 people are qualified for carer allowance for the same care receiver or care receivers
 (1) If the Secretary is satisfied that 2 people who are not members of the same couple are each qualified for carer allowance for the same care receiver or care receivers, the Secretary is to make a declaration:
 (a) stating that the Secretary is satisfied that the 2 people are each qualified for carer allowance for the care receiver or care receivers; and
 (b) specifying the share of the carer allowance for the care receiver or care receivers that each of the 2 people is to receive.
 (2) If the Secretary makes a declaration under subsection (1), the Secretary is to give each of the 2 people involved notice of the declaration.
Note 1: Until the declaration under this section is made, only one of the 2 people involved can receive carer allowance for the care receiver or care receivers—see section 964.
Note 2: For the effect of a declaration under this section on the calculation of carer allowance rates see subsection 974(4).

Division 10—Bereavement payments (death of disabled child or adult)

Subdivision A—Death of disabled child