Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If subsection (2) applies to the person on a day, the person's daily rate of energy supplement, for that day, is 1 / 364 of the amount worked out using the following table:
Energy supplement | ||
Item | Person's family situation | Amount of energy supplement |
1 | Not a member of a couple | $366.60 |
2 | $275.60 | |
3 | Member of an illness separated couple | $366.60 |
4 | Member of a respite care couple | $366.60 |
5 | Partnered (partner in gaol) | $366.60 |
(2) This subsection applies to a person on a day if on that day the person is residing in Australia and either:
(a) is in Australia; or
(b) is temporarily absent from Australia and has been so for a continuous period not exceeding 6 weeks.