5Additional requirements for when a claim for CCS is effective

5 Additional requirements for when a claim for CCS is effective

(1) For paragraph 67BE(g) of the Family Assistance Administration Act, all of the following requirements must be satisfied in relation to a claim made by an individual who has previously received an amount of CCS during an income year that has ended before the claim (a test income year): (a) for all of the test income years, the individual, and any partner of the individual during any of the test income years: (i) has lodged their income tax return with the Commissioner of Taxation; or (ii) is not required to lodge an income tax return; (b) the individual, and any partner of the individual, during any of the test income years, did not owe a debt to the Commonwealth under section 71B, 71C or 71E of the Family Assistance Administration Act, unless, at the time of the claim, the debt: (i) has been fully repaid; or (ii) was written off or waived by the Secretary; or (iii) is being repaid by instalments under an arrangement entered into under section 91 of the Family Assistance Administration Act. (2) If the only reason an individual’s claim is not effective under section 67BE of the Family Assistance Administration Act is that a requirement prescribed by subsection (1) of this section is not satisfied in relation to a partner of the individual who is no longer the individual’s partner, the requirement does not apply to the individual’s claim if the Secretary is satisfied it is appropriate in the circumstances.