A NEW TAX SYSTEM (FAMILY ASSISTANCE) ACT 1999 - SECT 92 General rules

A NEW TAX SYSTEM (FAMILY ASSISTANCE) ACT 1999 - SECT 92

Overlapping categories

  (1)   If, at the time the Secretary determines whether an individual is entitled to an economic security strategy payment to families under this Division, 2 or more subsections of section   89 would otherwise apply to the individual in relation to an eligible child, then the first of those subsections applies to the individual in relation to that child and none of the others apply to the individual in relation to that child.

Note:   For the purposes of this section, section   91 of this Act (amount of payment) and section   71J of the Family Assistance Administration Act (debts), it is necessary to know which subsection of section   89 of this Act applies to an individual.

More than one recipient per child in FTB category

  (2)   If an economic security strategy payment to families under this Division in relation to an eligible child is paid to an individual because subsection   89(2), (3) or (4) applied to the individual, then another individual can be paid an economic security strategy payment to families under this Division in relation to that child only if subsection   89(2), (3) or (4) applies to the other individual.

Only one recipient per child in youth allowance or ABSTUDY category

  (3)   If an economic security strategy payment to families under this Division in relation to an eligible child is paid to an individual because subsection   89(5) or (6) applied to the individual, then no other individual can be paid an economic security strategy payment to families under this Division in relation to that child.

More than one recipient per child in education allowance category

  (4)   If an economic security strategy payment to families under this Division in relation to an eligible child is paid to an individual because subsection   89(7) or (8) applied to the individual, then another individual can be paid an economic security strategy payment to families under this Division in relation to that child only if subsection   89(7) or (8) applies to the other individual.

One payment per individual per eligible child

  (5)   If an economic security strategy payment to families under this Division in relation to an eligible child is paid to an individual, no further economic security strategy payment to families under this Division in relation to that child can be paid to the individual.