(1) Subject to this item, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a scheme under which one-off payments may be made to carers in particular circumstances. The Minister may, by legislative instrument, vary or revoke the scheme.
(2) The circumstances in which the scheme provides for payments must be circumstances:

(a) in which the Minister considers that Parts 2.5B, 2.5C and 2.19B of the Social Security Act 1991 do not produce appropriate results; and
(b) occurring in the financial year starting on 1 July 2004.

(3) Without limiting the generality of subitem (1), the scheme may deal with the following:

(a) the circumstances in which payments are to be made;
(b) the amount of the payments;
(c) what a person has to do to get a payment;
(d) administrative matters, such as determination of entitlement and how and when payments will be made.

(4) Payments under the scheme are to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.