Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Act 2025 (12 of 2025)
Schedule 1 Amendments
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
33 Subclause 11(1) of Schedule 2
Repeal the subclause, substitute:
(1) For the purposes of working out an amount of CCS or ACCS for an individual in relation to sessions of care provided to a child, an individual's subsidised hours , in relation to the child, for a CCS fortnight is:
(a) the highest of:
(i) the 3 day guarantee (see subclause (1A)); and
(ii) any other result specified in an item of the table in subclause (1B) for the amount that applies to the individual in relation to the child; or
(b) if the individual is a member of a couple on the first day of the CCS fortnight - the lower of the following:
(i) the result worked out in accordance with paragraph (a) for the individual in relation to the child;
(ii) the result worked out in accordance with paragraph (a) for the individual's partner in relation to the child.
3 day guarantee
(1A) The 3 day guarantee for an individual for a CCS fortnight, in relation to any child, is 72.
Results that increase subsidised hours
(1B) This subclause specifies other results for an amount of CCS or ACCS for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(ii).
Results that increase subsidised hours
|
Item |
Results for amount of CCS |
Results for amount of ACCS (child wellbeing), ACCS (temporary financial hardship) or ACCS (grandparent) |
Results for amount of ACCS (transition to work) |
|
1 |
increased hours result in clause 12 |
100 |
increased hours result in clause 12 |
|
2 |
Minister's rules result in clause 14 |
Minister's rules result in clause 14 |
Minister's rules result in clause 14 |
|
3 |
child wellbeing result in clause 15 |
child wellbeing result in clause 15 |
|
|
4 |
exceptional circumstances result in this clause |
exceptional circumstances result in this clause |
exceptional circumstances result in this clause |
|
5 |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child result in clause 15A |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child result in clause 15A |
Note: See subclause (5) for an individual eligible for both CCS and ACCS in the same CCS fortnight.