Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 992M

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a person is receiving carer allowance; and

  (b)   the person is a member of a couple; and

  (c)   the person dies; and

  (d)   the person:

  (i)   was qualified at the time of the person's death for payments under Subdivision A in relation to the death of a disabled child or under Subdivision BA in relation to the death of a disabled adult; or

  (ii)   would have been so qualified if the person had not died;

there is payable to the partner an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts:

  (e)   the amount of carer allowance that would have been payable to the person under subsection   992J(2) or 992LA(2), as the case requires, if the person had not died;

  (f)   any lump sum that would have been payable to the person under section   992K or 992LB, as the case requires, if the person had not died.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a person is receiving carer allowance; and

  (b)   the person is not a member of a couple; and

  (c)   the person dies; and

  (d)   the person:

  (i)   was qualified at the time of the person's death for payments under Subdivision A in relation to the death of a disabled child or under Subdivision BA in relation to the death of a disabled adult; or

  (ii)   would have been so qualified if the person had not died;

there is payable, to such person as the Secretary thinks appropriate, an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts:

  (e)   the amount of carer allowance that would have been payable to the person under subsection   992J(2) or 992LA(2), as the case requires, if the person had not died;

  (f)   any lump sum that would have been payable to the person under section   992K or 992LB, as the case requires, if the person had not died.