Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00614:clause:4_50s
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00614
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 50S
Character Range: 44123–45224

50S  Eligibility for special grandparent rate

 (1) An individual is eligible for the special grandparent rate for a child if:
 (a) the individual, or the individual's partner, is receiving:
 (i) a social security pension; or
 (ii) a social security benefit; or
 (iii) a service pension; or
 (iv) an income support supplement under Part IIIA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; and
 (b) the individual, or the individual's partner, is the grandparent or great‑grandparent of the child; and
 (c) the individual, or the individual's partner, is the principal carer of the child.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person is the principal carer of another person (the child) if the person:
 (a) is the sole or major provider of ongoing daily care for the child; and
 (b) has substantial autonomy for the day‑to‑day decisions about the child's care, welfare and development.

 (3) An individual is also eligible for the special grandparent rate for a child if the individual, or the individual's partner, is eligible under subsection (1) for the special grandparent rate for another child.