House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated By The Authority of the Minister for Education and Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations the Honourable Julia Gillard MP)

Notes on clauses

Clause 1 - Short title

Provides for the Act to be cited as the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care) Act 2009 .

Clause 2 - Commencement

Subclause 2(1) inserts a three column table setting out commencement information for various provisions in the Act. Each provision of the Act specified in column 1 of the table commences (or is taken to have commenced) in accordance with column 2 of the table and any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

The table has the effect of providing for sections 1-3, Schedules 1, 2 and 3 and Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 5 to commence on Royal Assent; Schedule 4, Part 1 to commence on the day after Royal Assent; Schedule 4 Part 2 to commence on a single day to be fixed by Proclamation; and Part 4 of Schedule 5 to commence on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.

Clause 3 - Schedule(s)

Provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule and that any other item in a Schedule has effect according to its terms.

For ease of description, this explanatory memorandum uses the following abbreviations:

'Family Assistance Act' means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 ; and

'Family Assistance (Administration) Act' means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 .