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Social Security Act 1991
198ADQualification—wife pension and carer allowance recipient
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#### 198AD Qualification—wife pension and carer allowance recipient
A woman is qualified for a carer payment if:
(a) immediately before 20 March 2020, the woman was receiving a wife pension under Part 2.4; and
(b) immediately before 20 March 2020, the woman was receiving carer allowance under Part 2.19; and
(c) on and after 20 March 2020, the woman continuously receives carer allowance under Part 2.19; and
(d) the woman is not otherwise qualified for a carer payment.
> Note: The effect of paragraph (c) is that once the woman stops receiving carer allowance, the woman will not be able to again qualify for a carer payment under this section.