Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008 (63 of 2008)

Schedule 6   Other amendments

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

2   After section 25

Insert:

25A Regular care child for each day in period of care

If, under subsection 22(6A), the Secretary determines that a child was, or will be, in the care of an individual for at least 14% and less than 35% of a period, the child is taken to be a regular care child of that individual for the purposes of this Act on each day in that period, whether or not the child was in that individual’s care on that day.