Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406:clause:2_4ca
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 4CA
Character Range: 143135–145465

4CA  Disadvantaged persons, being persons suffering from certain disabilities

Disabled child or children—qualification for carer allowance

 (1) While a person is qualified under Part 2.19 of the Social Security Act 1991 for carer allowance for a disabled child (within the meaning of that Part), or for 2 such disabled children, the disabled child or each of the disabled children is a disadvantaged person within the meaning of this section.

Other disabled children

 (2) A person is a disadvantaged person within the meaning of this section if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
 (a) the person is a dependent child (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 (disregarding subsection 5(3) of that Act)) of another person (the carer);
 (b) the person is aged under 16;
 (c) the person is an Australian resident (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991);
 (d) the person:
 (i) has a physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability; and
 (ii) is likely to suffer from the disability permanently or for an extended period;
 (e) because of that disability, the person needs on a daily basis a level of care and attention that is substantially more than that needed by a person of the same age who does not have a physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability;
 (f) the person receives care and attention on a daily basis from:
 (i) if the carer is a member of a couple—the carer, the carer's partner or the carer together with another person (whether or not the carer's partner); or
 (ii) if the carer is not a member of a couple—the carer or the carer together with another person;
  in a private home that is the residence of the person and the carer;
 (g) the carer is in Australia and is an Australian resident (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991).

Disabled adult

 (3) A person is a disadvantaged person within the meaning of this section if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
 (a) the person is a disabled adult (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991);
 (b) clause 108A of Schedule 1A to the Social Security Act 1991 applies to the person at the beginning of 1 July 1999;
 (c) the person is aged under 22.
This subsection applies for so long as that clause continues to apply to the person.

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988