Child Care Benefit (Eligibility of Child Care Services for Approval and Continued Approval) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1) A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
I, MALCOLM THOMAS BROUGH, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, make this Determination under subsection 205 (1) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999. Dated 26 June 2006 MAL BROUGH Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
1 Name of Determination This Determination is the Child Care Benefit (Eligibility of Child Care Services for Approval and Continued Approval) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1).
2 Commencement This Determination commences on 1 July 2006.
3 Amendment of Child Care Benefit (Eligibility of Child Care Services for Approval and Continued Approval) Determination 2000 Schedule 1 amends the Child Care Benefit (Eligibility of Child Care Services for Approval and Continued Approval) Determination 2000.
Schedule 1 Amendments (section 3) [1] Subsection 3 (1), definition of JET child care place omit [2] Subsection 13 (1A) omit [3] Subsection 17 (8) omit subsections 13(1A) to (7) insert subsections 13 (2) to (7) [4] Section 17A omit [5] Section 21 substitute
21 Information regarding child care services (1) The Secretary may request an operator or child care service to give information: (a) for a census or survey of child care services; or (b) regarding the operation of child care services. (2) Without limiting paragraph (1) (b), the information that the Secretary may request includes: (a) personal details of each carer employed or contracted by a family day care service and the address and telephone number of the premises where child care is provided by that carer; and (b) the number of child care places provided, or likely to be available, during a specified period or periods. (3) The Secretary may request information to be given on an ongoing basis. (4) The requested information must be: (a) accurate; and (b) given to the Secretary, or to a person specified by the Secretary: (i) at the time, or within the period or periods, specified in the request; and (ii) in the form, manner or way specified in the request. (5) If the Secretary’s request requires that information given be kept up to date, any updated information must be given within 14 days after a change affecting the information occurs. (6) The Secretary may terminate a request for information at any time.
21A Approval by Secretary The Secretary may approve a form, manner or way of requesting or giving information under section 21. Note For the power of the Secretary to approve the form, manner or way of doing any thing that is required or permitted to be done under the family assistance law, see section 4 of the Act. Under that section, the Secretary may approve the use of a telecommunication system or other electronic equipment. [6] Paragraph 23 (a) omit 1 January 2006: insert 1 July 2006: [7] Subparagraph 23 (a) (iii) omit 2005; and insert 2005; [8] After subparagraph 23 (a) (iii) insert (iv) ‘Child Care Quality Assurance Compliance Requirements’, 1st edition, 2006; and [9] Paragraph 23A (a) omit at the commencement of the Child Care Benefit (Eligibility of Child Care Services for Approval and Continued Approval) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 1): insert on 1 July 2006: [10] Subparagraph 23A (a) (iii) omit 2004; and insert 2004; [11] After subparagraph 23A (a) (iii) insert (iv) ‘Child Care Quality Assurance Compliance Requirements’, 1st edition, 2006; and [12] Paragraph 24A (2) (a) omit at the commencement of the Child Care Benefit (Eligibility of Child Care Services for Approval and Continued Approval) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 1): insert on 1 July 2006: [13] Subparagraph 24A (2) (a) (iii) omit 2003; and insert 2003; [14] After subparagraph 24A (2) (a) (iii) insert (iv) ‘Child Care Quality Assurance Compliance Requirements’, 1st edition, 2006; and
