Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Act 2007 (118 of 2007)

Schedule 3   Miscellaneous amendments

Part 1   Amendments

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

25   After section 204

Insert:

204A Notifying individuals about effect on entitlement to child care benefit of actions by approved child care services

Breach of conditions by approved child care service

(1) If the Secretary is satisfied that an approved child care service:

(a) has not complied with a condition for the continued approval of the service; or

(b) is not complying with a condition for the continued approval of the service;

the Secretary may give a notice to an individual whose entitlement to be paid child care benefit may be affected if the Secretary were to suspend or cancel the service's approval because of the Secretary being so satisfied.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) must:

(a) state that the Secretary is satisfied that the service has not complied, or is not complying, with a condition for the continued approval of the service; and

(b) set out the effect on that entitlement if the Secretary were to suspend or cancel the service's approval because of the Secretary being so satisfied.

A notice under subsection (1) may set out any other information that the Secretary thinks relevant.

Suspension or cancellation of approved child care service's approval

(3) If the Secretary suspends or cancels an approved child care service's approval, the Secretary may give a notice to an individual whose entitlement to be paid child care benefit may be affected because of the suspension or cancellation.

(4) A notice under subsection (3) must:

(a) state that the Secretary has suspended or cancelled the service's approval; and

(b) set out the effect on that entitlement because of the suspension or cancellation.

A notice under subsection (3) may set out any other information that the Secretary thinks relevant.

Form and manner or way of notice

(5) A notice under this section must be in the form, and in the manner or way, approved by the Secretary.