PART 7
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BACK TO SCHOOL BONUS AND SINGLE INCOME FAMILY BONUS
History
Part 7 inserted by No 4 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 3 item 3, effective 18 February 2009.
No 4 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 4, contained the following provisions:
Schedule 4
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Administrative scheme for household stimulus payments
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE SCHEME FOR HOUSEHOLD STIMULUS PAYMENTS
1(1)
Subject to this item, a Minister administering:
(a)
the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
; or
(b)
the
Social Security Act 1991
; or
(c)
the
Farm Household Support Act 1992
; or
(d)
the
Veterans
'
Entitlements Act 1986
;
may, by legislative instrument, determine a scheme under which household stimulus payments may be made to persons in particular circumstances. The Minister may, by legislative instrument, vary or revoke the scheme.
1(2)
The circumstances in which the scheme provides for payments must be:
(a)
circumstances:
(i)
in which the Minister considers that Part
7
of the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
or Part
2.18
of the
Social Security Act 1991
does not produce appropriate results; and
(ii)
that occur in the financial year starting on 1 July 2008; or
(b)
circumstances:
(i)
in which the Minister considers that Division
14
of Part
2.13A
of the
Social Security Act 1991
does not produce appropriate results; and
(ii)
that occur in the period starting on 1 July 2008 and ending on the day on which that Division ceases to have effect under section 665ZZE of that Act.
1(3)
Without limiting the generality of subitem (1), the scheme may deal with the following:
(a)
the circumstances in which payments are to be made;
(b)
the amount of the payments;
(c)
what a person has to do to get a payment;
(d)
debt recovery;
(e)
administrative matters, such as determination of entitlement and how and when payments will be made.
1(4)
Without limiting the generality of subparagraph (2)(a)(i), circumstances in which the provisions referred to in that subparagraph do not produce appropriate results may include the circumstance of an FTB child (within the meaning of the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
) aged 19 or 20 on 3 February 2009.
1(5)
Payments under the scheme are to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.
Division 2
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Single income family bonus
History
Div 2 inserted by No 4 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 3 item 3, effective 18 February 2009.
SECTION 101
When is an individual entitled to a single income family bonus?
101(1)
An individual (the
entitled individual
) is entitled to a single income family bonus if subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies to the individual.
101(2)
This subsection applies to the individual if:
(a)
in relation to 3 February 2009, a determination under section
16
of the Family Assistance Administration Act was in force in respect of the individual as a claimant; and
(b)
the rate (the
applicable rate
) of family tax benefit payable under the determination in relation to 3 February 2009 consisted of or included a Part B rate greater than nil.
101(3)
This subsection applies to the individual if:
(a)
in relation to 3 February 2009, a determination under section
17
of the Family Assistance Administration Act was in force in respect of the individual as a claimant; and
(b)
the determination was made as a result of a claim made in the 2008-09, 2009-10 or 2010-11 income year; and
(c)
if the claim was made in the 2008-09 income year
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the rate (the
applicable rate
) of family tax benefit payable under the determination in relation to 3 February 2009 consisted of or included a Part B rate greater than nil; and
(d)
if the claim was made in the 2009-10 or 2010-11 income year:
(i)
the individual has satisfied the FTB reconciliation conditions under section
32B
of the Family Assistance Administration Act for all of the same-rate benefit periods in the 2008-09 income year; and
(ii)
the rate (the
applicable rate
) of family tax benefit that was payable under the determination after the individual satisfied those conditions, and that was payable in relation to 3 February 2009, consisted of or included a Part B rate greater than nil.
101(4)
This subsection applies to the individual if:
(a)
in relation to 3 February 2009, a determination under section
18
of the Family Assistance Administration Act was in force in respect of the individual as a claimant; and
(b)
the determination was made as a result of a claim made in the 2008-09 income year or a later income year; and
(c)
the rate (the
applicable rate
) of family tax benefit payable under the determination in relation to 3 February 2009 consisted of or included a Part B rate greater than nil.
History
S 101 inserted by No 4 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 3 item 3, effective 18 February 2009.