Section 37 — Social Security Act 1991: Dependent child—inmate of a mental hospital

A young person is taken to be a dependent child of a member of a couple (the adult) for the purposes of Part 2.10 (parenting payment) if: (a) the young person is an inmate of a mental hospital; and (b) the mental hospital is either: (i) maintained by the Commonwealth, a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; or (ii) mainly dependent upon financial assistance from the Commonwealth, a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; and (c) the adult is making a reasonable contribution towards the expenses of maintaining the young person; and (d) the Secretary determines that the young person is to be taken to be a dependent child of the adult.