Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008 (53 of 2008)

Schedule 5   Other measures

Part 1   Amendments

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

7   After section 64D

Insert:

64DA When variations must not be made

The Secretary must not vary a determination of a weekly limit of hours under this Subdivision if:

(a) the application for variation was not made until after the end of the income year following the one in which the relevant circumstance listed in section 54, 55 or 56 of the Family Assistance Act first applies; and

(b) but for this section:

(i) the effect of making the variation would be to increase the weekly limit of hours under the determination; and

(ii) making the variation would have that effect for a period that ended before the start of the income year that precedes the one in which the application was made.