Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth the Honourable Kate Ellis MP)NOTES ON CLAUSES
Clause 1 - Short title
Provides for the Act to be cited as the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care) Act 2010 .
Clause 2 - Commencement
Subclause 2(1) inserts a three column table setting out commencement information for various provisions in the Act. Each provision of the Act specified in column 1 of the table commences (or is taken to have commenced) in accordance with column 2 of the table and any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
The table has the effect of providing for sections 1-3, Schedule 1 and Part 2 of Schedule 5 to commence on Royal Assent; Schedules 3 and 6 to commence on the day after Royal Assent; Schedules 2 and 4 to commence on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent; Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 is taken to have commenced on 29 June 2007; and Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 is taken to have commenced on 16 May 2009.
Subclause 2(2) provides that column 3 of the table contains additional information which may be added to or edited in any published version of the Act, but that information in this column is not part of the Act.
Clause 3 - Schedule(s)
Provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule and that any other item in a Schedule has effect according to its terms.
For ease of description, this explanatory memorandum uses the following abbreviations:
'CCB' means child care benefit.
'Child Care Management System Act' means the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Act 2007 .
'CCR' means child care rebate.
'Family Assistance Administration Act' means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance)(Administration) Act 1999 .
'Family Assistance Act' means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 .