Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406:clause:2_980
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00406
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 980
Character Range: 100640–101381

980  Payment of allowance after death

 (1) If:
 (a) carer allowance is payable to a person; and
 (b) the person dies; and
 (c) at the date of the person's death the person had not received an amount of carer allowance payable to him or her; and
 (d) another person applies to receive that amount; and
 (e) the application is made:
 (i) within 6 months after the death; or
 (ii) within a further period allowed by the Secretary in special circumstances;
the Secretary may pay the amount to the person who, in the Secretary's opinion, is best entitled to it.

 (2) If the Secretary pays an amount of carer allowance under subsection (1), the Commonwealth has no further liability to any person in respect of that amount of carer allowance.