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Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
95AAutomatic cancellation of carer payment for non‑compliance with section 70 notice
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95A Automatic cancellation of carer payment for non‑compliance with section 70 notice
If:
(a) a care receiver or parent of a care receiver is given a notice under section 70; and
(b) the notice requires the care receiver or parent to inform the Department of the occurrence of an event or change of circumstances within a specified period (the notification period); and
(d) the care receiver or parent does not inform the Department of the occurrence of the event or change of circumstances within the notification period in accordance with the notice; and
(i) the person receiving the carer payment ceases to be qualified for the payment; or
(ii) the carer payment ceases to be payable to the person;
the carer payment is cancelled, by force of this section, on the day on which the event or change of circumstances occurs.