48BProvider must not offer certain inducements

#### 48B Provider must not offer certain inducements (1) For section 195E of the Family Assistance Administration Act, it is a condition of continued approval of an approved provider that the provider does not offer or provide a benefit, or cause a benefit to be offered or provided, if the benefit would be reasonably likely to induce a person to commence or maintain an enrolment of a child with the provider, or engage in greater quantity of care under that enrolment. (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the following benefits: (a) the quality of the education and care, including the availability of pre‑school programs or priority enrolment for associated schools; (b) the amount of fees for the care; (c) the ability to offer care that attracts child care subsidy or additional child care subsidy; (d) allowing a permissible staff discount under subsection 201BA(1) of the Family Assistance Administration Act or a prescribed circumstances discount under subsection 201BB(1) of the Family Assistance Administration Act; (e) payments that are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 2(2A)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Family Assistance Act; (f) the days on which sessions of care will usually be provided, or the start and end times for these sessions of care; (g) inclusions relating to the basic needs of the child while in care, such as food and nappies; (h) transport for the child in connection with care, such as between the service and the child’s home or school; (i) marketing merchandise up to the total value of $30 per complying written arrangement; (j) contributions or donations to charities.