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A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
59AMultiple birth allowance where individual is FTB child of more than one person who are not members of the same couple
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#### 59A Multiple birth allowance where individual is FTB child of more than one person who are not members of the same couple
(1) If the Secretary is satisfied that:
(a) an individual is an FTB child of an individual (person A); and
(b) the FTB child is also an FTB child of one or more other individuals who are not person A’s partner; and
(c) the FTB child is one of 3 or more FTB children who were born during the same multiple birth;
the Secretary may determine the manner in which multiple birth allowance under Division 2 of Part 5 of Schedule 1 is to be dealt with.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Secretary may specify that the whole of the multiple birth allowance is to be paid to one of the individuals involved.