Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00458:section:15a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00458
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 15A
Character Range: 56540–58287

15A  Deemed claim—certain claims for carer allowance

Claim for carer payment rejected
 (1) For the purposes of the social security law, if:
 (a) on or after 1 July 2009, a person (the carer) makes a claim for a carer payment for caring for a person because the carer is qualified for the payment other than under paragraph 198(2)(d); and
 (b) the Secretary makes a determination rejecting the claim; and
 (c) within 28 days of being notified of the determination, the carer makes a claim for carer allowance for caring for the person; and
 (d) the carer is qualified under section 953 of the 1991 Act for carer allowance for the person; and
 (e) the Secretary is satisfied that it is reasonable that this section be applied;
the carer is taken to have made a claim for carer allowance on the day on which the carer made the claim for a carer payment.

Carer payment suspended or cancelled
 (2) For the purposes of the social security law, if:
 (a) on or after 1 July 2009, a person (the carer) is receiving the carer payment for caring for one or more persons because the carer is qualified for the payment other than under paragraph 198(2)(d); and
 (b) the Secretary makes a determination cancelling or suspending the carer's carer payment; and
 (c) within 28 days of being notified of the determination, the carer makes a claim for carer allowance for caring for the person; and
 (d) the carer is qualified under section 953 of the 1991 Act for carer allowance for the person; and
 (e) the Secretary is satisfied that it is reasonable that this section be applied;
the carer is taken to have made a claim for carer allowance on the day after the day on which the cancellation or suspension took effect.

Subdivision C—Manner of making a claim