219QSecretary may determine advances to be paid to approved child care services

#### 219Q Secretary may determine advances to be paid to approved child care services (1) The Secretary may, in respect of an approved child care service and a reporting period, make one or more determinations that the service is to be paid a specified amount by way of advance to reimburse the service the amount of the fee reductions made by the service during the reporting period to: (a) the children of individuals in respect of whom determinations of conditional eligibility are in force; and (b) the children in respect of whom the service is eligible under section 47 of the Family Assistance Act for child care benefit by fee reduction. (2) In respect of each determination, the Secretary may also determine: (a) if the amount is to be paid in one payment only or in instalments; and (b) if the amount is to be paid in one payment only, the date on which the payment will be made; and (c) if the amount is to be paid in instalments, the dates on which each of the instalments will be paid and the amount of each instalment.