Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406:clause:2_954
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 954
Character Range: 76517–78285

954  Qualification for carer allowance—caring for a disabled adult

 (1) A person is qualified for carer allowance for a disabled adult (the care receiver) if:
 (a) the care receiver is an Australian resident; and
 (b) the care receiver is a family member of the person or is a person approved in writing by the Secretary for the purposes of this paragraph; and
 (c) the care receiver has been assessed and rated, and been given a score of not less than 30, under the Adult Disability Assessment Tool; and
 (d) because of the disability from which the care receiver is suffering, the care receiver receives care and attention on a daily basis from the person, or the person together with another person, in a private home that is the residence of the person and the care receiver; and
 (e) the person is in Australia; and
 (f) the person is an Australian resident.

Note 1: For family member see subsection 23(1). For Australian resident see section 7.

Note 2: For qualification for carer allowance in circumstances of hospitalisation, see section 955.

Note 3: For the effect of certain absences from Australia on carer allowance, see section 956.

Note 4: For the effect of temporary cessation of care and attention on carer allowance, see section 957.

Note 5: For the effect of 2 people being qualified for carer allowance, see sections 964 and 965.

Disabled adult does not qualify for carer allowance for another disabled adult

 (2) If a person is qualified for carer allowance for a disabled adult, the disabled adult is not able to qualify for carer allowance for another disabled adult.

Person cannot qualify for more than 2 carer allowances

 (3) A person may qualify for carer allowance under this section for 2, but no more than 2, disabled adults.