Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 93W

             (1)  For the purposes of this Part, if a person receives:

                     (a)  a carer payment; or

                     (b)  a carer service pension; or

                     (c)  an income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5 to the Veterans' Entitlements Act;

during a particular period, the person is subject to a carer preclusion period throughout that period.

Note:          Subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5 to the Veterans' Entitlements Act deals with income support supplement for carers.

             (2)  This section applies to a carer payment, a carer service pension or an income support supplement even if it was received before the commencement of this section.