Guidance Library

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Guidance

23 June 2025

Child Disability Payment

Continual supervision

Supervision means the precautionary or anticipatory presence of another person to monitor an individual’s physical, mental or emotional health.

Guidance

23 June 2025

Relevant considerations for setting a review period

A review date should be set based on when the individual’s circumstances are likely to have changed.

Guidance

23 June 2025

Child Disability Payment

Who gains parental rights and responsibilities for a child

Information on when a mother and father gains parental rights and responsibilities to a child.

Guidance

23 June 2025

Child Disability Payment

When the change in entitlement should begin if the individual meets the criteria for a lower or no award

Entitlement to the lower award begins, or entitlement stops, on the date of the determination resulting from the unscheduled review if the individual did not ‘knowingly fail’ to notify the change.

Guidance

23 June 2025

Checking legal authority to act on behalf of the child

Case managers should verify that a person does hold legal authority to act on behalf of the child.

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