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A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2000
41Overview of Division
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#### 41 Overview of Division
(1) This Division deals with eligibility for child care benefit. Before a person may be determined under Division 4 of Part 3 of the Family Assistance Administration Act to be entitled to be paid child care benefit, the person must first be eligible for it.
Eligibility of individual for child care benefit
(2) An individual may be eligible for child care benefit:
(a) by fee reduction for care provided by an approved child care service (see section 43, Subdivision A); or
(b) for a past period for care provided by an approved child care service (see section 44, Subdivision B); or
(c) for a past period for care provided by a registered carer (see section 45, Subdivision C); or
(d) by single payment/in substitution because of the death of another individual (see section 46, Subdivision D).
Before an individual can be eligible under section 43, the individual must be conditionally eligible under section 42.
Eligibility of an approved child care service for child care benefit
(3) An approved child care service may be eligible for child care benefit by fee reduction for care provided by the service to a child at risk (see section 47, Subdivision E).