106ANotice of certain review decisions relating to CCS or ACCS

#### 106A Notice of certain review decisions relating to CCS or ACCS (1) If the Secretary makes a review decision under section 105 to vary or substitute a child care decision in relation to section 67CC that an individual is or is not eligible for CCS for a child by fee reduction, the Secretary: (a) must give written notice of the review decision to the individual (the affected person); and (b) may give written notice of the review decision to the provider of any approved child care service at which the child has been enrolled since the determination under section 67CC first took effect. (2) If the Secretary makes a review decision under section 105 to vary or substitute a child care decision in relation to section 67CD (entitlement to be paid CCS or ACCS) for an individual in relation to sessions of care, or to affirm a child care decision in relation to section 67CD for an individual in relation to sessions of care when reviewing the child care decision because of section 105E, the Secretary: (a) must give written notice of the review decision to the individual (the affected person); and (b) if the review decision is a fee reduction decision—must give written notice of the decision and the fee reduction amount for the decision to the provider of the approved child care service that provided the sessions of care; and (c) if the review decision is not a fee reduction decision—may give written notice of the decision to the provider of the approved child care service that provided the sessions of care. (3) If the review decision is a fee reduction decision, and the Secretary has decided to pay the fee reduction amount directly to the individual under subsection 67EC(2), a notice under subsection (2) of this section must include a statement to that effect. (4) If the Secretary makes a review decision under section 105 to vary or substitute a child care decision in relation to section 67CF (entitlement to be paid CCS or ACCS in substitution for a person who has died), the Secretary must give written notice of the review decision to the individual for whom the determination under section 67CF was made (the affected person). (5) If the Secretary makes a review decision under section 105 to vary or substitute a child care decision in relation to section 67CH (entitlement of provider to be paid ACCS (child wellbeing)), the Secretary must give written notice of the review decision to the provider for whom the determination under section 67CH was made (the affected person). (6) If the Secretary makes a review decision under section 105 to vary or substitute a decision made under Part 8 or 8A in relation to a provider (or a decision made on review of such a decision), the Secretary must give written notice of the review decision to the provider (the affected person). (7) A notice under this section to an affected person must state the effect of the review decision and inform the affected person that the affected person may apply for review of the review decision in the manner set out in this Part. (8) A notice under this section may be given to a provider by making the notice available to the provider using an electronic interface. (9) A contravention of this section in relation to a review decision does not affect the validity of the review decision.