4Definitions

4 Definitions

In these Rules:

ABN has the meaning given by section 41 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.

Education and Care Services National Law, in relation to an entity or service in a State or Territory except Western Australia, means the law of that name set out in the Schedule to the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 (Vic), as adopted in that State or Territory, and in relation to an entity or service in Western Australia, means the Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012.

educator, in relation to a child care service in a State or Territory, means an educator within the meaning of the Education and Care Services National Law or, to the extent that the context permits reference to an individual who provides child care at an IHC service, an IHC educator.

Family Assistance Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.

Family Assistance Administration Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999.

FDC educator, in relation to an FDC service in a State or Territory, means a family day care educator within the meaning of the Education and Care Services National Law.

FDC service, in a State or Territory, means a family day care service within the meaning of the Education and Care Services National Law.

IHC educator means an individual employed, contracted or otherwise engaged by an approved provider for the purposes of providing child care by an IHC service.

IHC service is short for in home care service.

mandatory child safety training has the same meaning as in subsection 8(5) of the Child Care Subsidy Minister’s Rules 2017.

Note: A term used in these Rules that is defined in the Family Assistance Act or the Family Assistance Administration Act has the same meaning as it has in the relevant Act (see subsection 3(2) of each of those Acts and paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003).