{"id":"F2020L00829","name":"Child Care Subsidy (Extension of First Deadline) Instrument 2020","slug":"child-care-subsidy-extension-of-first-deadline-instrument-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440529,"registerId":"F2020L00829-fast-fetch-1775956125153","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Child Care Subsidy (Extension of First Deadline) Instrument 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nChild Care Subsidy (Extension of First Deadline) Instrument 2020\n\nI, Michele Bruniges, Secretary of the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, make this instrument.\n\nDated  26th June, 2020\n\nDr Michele Bruniges AM\n\nSecretary of the Department of Education, Skills and Employment\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Extension of the first deadline\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Child Care Subsidy (Extension of First Deadline) Instrument 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of the instrument The day after the instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999.\n\n4  Extension of the first deadline\n\n (1) For subsection 103B(2) of the Family Assistance Administration Act, each affected individual is allowed until the end of the period ending on 31 March 2021 to meet the CCS reconciliation conditions for the 2018-19 income year.\n\n (2) For subsection (1), an affected individual is an individual who has not met the CCS reconciliation conditions for the 2018-19 income year before the end of the 2019-20 income year.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change who must meet CCS reconciliation conditions or the substance of those conditions. It only extends the first reconciliation deadline to 31 March 2021 for affected individuals as defined in s4(2), and is therefore a procedural timing change rather than a substantive scope expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrowly targeted change: only extends a deadline (low structural complexity).","Depends on cross-reference to existing law (subsection 103B(2) of the Family Assistance Administration Act), so readers must consult that Act to see the full operational effect.","Defines affected population simply (s4(2) — those who had not met conditions by end of 2019–20), limiting scope but creating a temporal eligibility rule.","Limited administrative discretion: instrument is a clear, ministerial/secretarial extension under statutory authority (s3).","Potential operational complexity for the Department in rescheduling reconciliations and communications, despite legal simplicity."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument extends the deadline to meet Child Care Subsidy (CCS) reconciliation conditions for the 2018–19 income year to 31 March 2021 (s4(1)). It applies only to people who had not met those reconciliation conditions by the end of the 2019–20 income year (s4(2)).\n\nMade by the Secretary under the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 (s3), it defers compliance and therefore postpones reconciliation consequences for recipients while shifting administrative timing for the Department."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, temporary administrative function suggested by its title: extending a single deadline. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of giving families additional time to meet CCS reconciliation requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections with minimal text","Single substantive provision (section 4) with straightforward extension of a date","Only one defined term ('affected individual') defined in situ rather than in a separate definitions section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act citation","No nested conditions, exceptions, or conditional logic beyond a simple 'if you missed the deadline, you get more time' structure","Total length under 500 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument delays the deadline for families to confirm 2018–19 income or lodge that year’s tax return for Child Care Subsidy from 30 June 2020 to 31 March 2021. \n\nIt applies to parents and carers who received CCS in 2018–19 but hadn’t completed income confirmation or lodgement by 30 June 2020, preventing subsidy loss or debts caused by COVID‑related disruptions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/child-care-subsidy-extension-of-first-deadline-instrument-2020","history":"/api/acts/child-care-subsidy-extension-of-first-deadline-instrument-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/child-care-subsidy-extension-of-first-deadline-instrument-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/child-care-subsidy-extension-of-first-deadline-instrument-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/child-care-subsidy-extension-of-first-deadline-instrument-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/child-care-subsidy-extension-of-first-deadline-instrument-2020/documents"}}