49KRestrictions on claim by individual for payment of child care benefit for past period for care provided by a registered carer

#### 49K Restrictions on claim by individual for payment of child care benefit for past period for care provided by a registered carer Claims to which section applies (1) This section applies to a claim by an individual for payment of child care benefit for a past period for care provided by a registered carer to a child (a past period claim). Claim ineffective if relates to periods of care which occurred before the start of the period of 12 months before claim (2) A past period claim is ineffective if the claim relates to a period of care which occurred before the start of the period of 12 months before the date of claim. Previous claim by claimant for care provided in a past period by a registered carer (3) A past period claim is ineffective if the claimant has previously made a claim for payment of child care benefit for care provided by a registered carer to the child for any part of the past period (whether or not the claim has been determined). Subsection (3) does not apply if previous claim by claimant and claimant not entitled for failing to meet a condition in paragraph 45(1)(a), (f) or (g) of the Family Assistance Act (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if: (a) the claimant has previously made a claim for child care benefit for care provided in the past period by a registered carer to the child; and (b) the Secretary has determined that the claimant was not entitled to be paid that child care benefit as the claimant was not eligible under section 45 of the Family Assistance Act; and (c) the reason the claimant was not eligible was because the claimant failed to meet the condition in paragraph 45(1)(a), (f) or (g) of that Act.