Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 993

             (1)  A young person is a double orphan if:

                     (a)  the young person is not a refugee child; and

                     (b)  each parent of the young person is dead.

Note 1:       for young person and parent see section 5.

Note 2:       for refugee child see section 995.

Note 3:       if the young person does not qualify as a double orphan under this subsection, and the young person is a refugee child, the young person may qualify as a double orphan under section 994.

             (2)  A young person is a double orphan if:

                     (a)  the young person is not a refugee child; and

                     (b)  one parent of the young person is dead; and

                     (c)  the other parent of the young person is:

                              (i)  a long‑term prisoner; or

                             (ii)  a mental hospital patient on a long‑term basis; or

                            (iii)  in residential care on a long‑term basis; or

                            (iv)  uncontactable.

Note 1:       for young person and parent see section 5.

Note 2:       for refugee child see section 995.

Note 3:       for long‑term prisoner see section 996.

Note 4:       For mental hospital patient on a long‑term basis , see subsection 997(1).

Note 4A:    For in residential care on a long‑term basis , see subsection 997(2).

Note 5:       for uncontactable see section 998.