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A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
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#### 7 Standard rate
(1) Subject to subclauses (2) and (3) and clauses 8 to 11, an individual’s standard rate is worked out using the following table. Work out which category applies to each FTB child of the individual. The FTB child rate is the corresponding amount in column 2. The standard rate is the sum of the FTB child rates.
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:56.7pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:288.15pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>FTB child rates</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>(Part A—Method 1)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:17.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Category of FTB child</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">FTB child rate</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:17.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>FTB child who is under 13 years of age</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$4,292.40</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:17.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>FTB child who has reached 13 years of age</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$5,580.85</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Reduction during reduction period for failing to have health check or meet immunisation requirements
(2) If either or both section 61A and subparagraph 61B(1)(b)(ii) apply in relation to an individual and an FTB child of the individual, the annual FTB child rate in relation to the child is reduced by $737.30 for each day in the FTB child rate reduction period (except any day in a past period to which subclause (3) applies).
Reduction of past period claims for failing to meet immunisation requirements
(3) The annual FTB child rate in relation to an FTB child of an individual is reduced by $737.30 if subparagraph 61B(1)(b)(i) applies in relation to the individual and the child.