Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

A NEW TAX SYSTEM (FAMILY ASSISTANCE) (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 56

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a claimant who is an individual is entitled to be paid child care benefit by fee reduction for sessions of care provided by an approved child care service during an income year; and

                     (b)  the service is required, under section 219B, to pass on to the claimant a fee reduction for those sessions of care; and

                     (c)  the amount of the entitlement is greater than the total amount which the service is obliged to pass on to the claimant under that section for those sessions of care;

the Secretary must pay the amount of the difference to the claimant at such time as the Secretary considers appropriate and to the credit of a bank account nominated and maintained by the claimant.

Secretary may make direction as to the manner of making payments

             (3)  The Secretary may direct that the whole or a part of an amount which is to be paid under this section is to be paid in a different way from that provided for by subsection (1). If the Secretary gives the direction, the amount is to be paid in accordance with the direction.

             (4)  This section is subject to Part 4 and to Division 3 of Part 8B.