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(7) Each of the following provisions of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting:

    "(a) a person who is permanently blind has a relationship with a person of the opposite sex ('other person'); and

    (b) the relationship between them is a marriage-like relationship in the Secretary's opinion (formed after the Secretary has had regard to all the circumstances of the relationship, including, in particular, the matters referred to in paragraphs 4(3)(a) to (e) and subsection 4(3A));":

subsection 1065(3)

subsection 1066B(4).

Division 7—Family payment

Subdivision A—Benchmarks for child payments

Family Payment Rate Calculator

17. The Rate Calculator in section 1069 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting the amounts specified in column 3 of item 1, and column 3 of item 2, of Table B1 in point 1069-B1 and substituting "$21.70" and "$28.90" respectively;

    (b) by omitting the amounts specified in column 3 of item 1, and column 3 of item 2, of Table D in point 1069-D23 and substituting "$67.20" and "$94.10" respectively;

    (c) by omitting from Note 2 at the end of point 1069-D23 "16.2%" and substituting "16.6%";

    (d) by omitting from Note 3 at the end of point 1069-D23 "21.2%" and substituting "21.6%";

    (e) by omitting point 1069-D24.

Adjustment of AFP child MBRs

18. Section 1199 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from subsection (1) "16.2" and substituting "16.6";

    (b) by omitting from Note 3 at the end of subsection (1) "16.2" (three times occurring) and substituting "16.6";

    (c) by omitting from subsection (3) "21.2" and substituting "21.6";

    (d) by omitting from Note 3 at the end of subsection (3) "21.2" (three times occurring) and substituting "21.6".

Subdivision B—Backdating of entitlement in respect of adopted and additional children

Insertion of section

19. After section 844 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Backdating—prospective adoption of child

"844A.(1) If:

    (a) as part of the process for the adoption of a child by a person, the child is entrusted to the care of the person by an authorised party; and

   (b) the child is a dependent child of the person; and

   (c) the person lodges a claim for family payment within 13 weeks after the day ('placement day') on which the child became a dependent child of the person;

the person's provisional commencement day is the placement day.

Note: For 'authorised party' sec subsection (2)

"(2) In subsection (1):

'authorised party', in relation to the adoption of a child, means a person or agency that, under the law of the State, Territory or foreign country whose courts have jurisdiction in respect of the adoption, is authorised to conduct negotiations or arrangements for the adoption of children.".

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