Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HOMES SAVINGS GRANT AMENDMENT ACT 1980 No. 158 of 1980 - SECT 10

10. After Part III of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:

                           "PART IIIA - FAMILY BONUSES
Interpretation

"33A. In this Part-

'bonus' means a bonus payable under this Part;

'child' means a person who-

   (a)  has not attained the age of 16 years;

   (b)  is not married;

   (c)  is not the spouse, by virtue of paragraph 6 (1) (b), of an applicant;
        and

   (d)  is a person resident in Australia whose continued presence in
        Australia is not subject to any limitation as to time imposed by law;

'dependant' means a child or a student;

'student' means a person receiving full-time education at a school, college or
university who-

   (a)  has attained the age of 16 years but has not attained the age of 25
        years;

   (b)  is not married;

   (c)  is not the spouse, by virtue of paragraph 6 (1) (b), of an applicant;

   (d)  is a person resident in Australia whose continued presence in
        Australia is not subject to any limitation as to time imposed by law;
        and

   (e)  is not in receipt of an invalid pension under Part III of the Social
        Services Act 1947. Entitlement to bonus

"33B. (1) Where the Secretary is satisfied that-

   (a)  a grant is payable or would, but for section 32, be payable, to a sole
        applicant or joint applicants; and

   (b)  on the prescribed date in relation to the applicant or applicants-

        (i)    a child was in the custody, care and control of the applicant
               or any of the applicants; or

        (ii)   a student was wholly or substantially dependent on the
               applicant or any of the applicants, a bonus is payable to the
               applicant or applicants in accordance with this Part.



"(2) Where, on a particular date, a child was an inmate of a mental hospital
as defined by section 6 of the Social Services Act 1947 that was maintained
by, or mainly dependent upon financial assistance from, the Commonwealth, a
State or the Northern Territory or an inmate of an institution as defined by
section 94 of that Act and a person was making a reasonable contribution
towards the expenses of maintaining that child, the Secretary may, in his
discretion, determine that, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) (b) (i),
that child shall be deemed to have been in the custody, care and control of
that person on that date. Amount of bonus

"33C. The amount of the bonus payable to a sole applicant or joint applicants
is-

   (a)  where, in relation to the applicant or one or more of the applicants,
        there are 2 or more dependants in relation to whom paragraph 33B (1)
        (b) applies-$1,000; or

   (b)  in any other case-$500. Application of Act

"33D. Section 16 and Parts IV and V of this Act apply in relation to a bonus
in like manner as they apply in relation to a grant.".