Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CHILD CARE PAYMENTS ACT 1997 No. 195 of 1997 - SECT 79

(a) the child:

(i) is under 13; or

(ii) has turned 13 but is under 17, and is a disabled child as defined in subsection (2); and

(b) the relationship between the child and the other person satisfies one of the conditions set out in subsection (3).

(a) the child has a physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability; and

(b) because of that disability:

(i) the child needs care and attention from another person on a daily basis; and

(ii) the care and attention needed by the child is substantially more than that needed by a child of the same age who does not have a physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability; and

(c) the child is likely to need that care and attention permanently or for an extended period.

(a) the other person is legally responsible (whether alone or jointly with a third person) for the day-to-day care, welfare and development of the child, and the child is in the other person's care; or

(b) the child is wholly or substantially in the other person's care, and there is no one else who is in a relationship with the child as described in paragraph (a); or

(c) a determination by the Secretary under subsection (4) is in force in relation to the relationship between the child and the other person.