Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406:clause:2_955
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 955
Character Range: 78285–79264

955  Qualification for carer allowance—hospitalisation

 (1) If:
 (a) a person (the carer) is participating in the care of a disabled child, or a disabled adult, (the hospitalised person) in hospital; and
 (b) it is reasonable to assume that, if the hospitalised person were not in hospital, one or more persons would qualify for carer allowance for the hospitalised person or for the hospitalised person and another person; and
 (c) either:
 (i) the hospitalised person is terminally ill; or
 (ii) it is reasonable to expect that the hospitalised person will reside in the private home of the carer and the hospitalised person upon leaving hospital;
the one or more persons who would qualify for carer allowance as mentioned in paragraph (b) qualify for carer allowance.

Limit on qualification under subsection (1)

 (2) However, the period, or the sum of the periods, for which the one or more persons can be qualified under subsection (1) is 63 days in any calendar year.