Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04731:front:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04731
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 18593–21251

child care allowance during the period of 13 weeks that starts immediately after that day;

the person's provisional commencement day is the first day on which the person is qualified for home child care allowance.

Backdating—claim lodged on or after 29 September 1994 and on or before 31 December 1994

  "(4) If:

     (a) a person lodges a claim for home child care allowance on a day (the 'claim day') in the period commencing on 29 September 1994 and ending on 31 December 1994 (the 'claim period'); and

     (b) on a day in the claim period that is before the claim day the person is qualified for home child care allowance;

the person's provisional commencement day is the first day in the claim period on which the person is qualified for home child care allowance.

Backdating—birth of child

"(5) If a person lodges a claim for home child care allowance within 13 weeks of the birth of a dependent child, the person's provisional commencement day is the day on which the dependent child is born.

Backdating—death of former recipient

  "911. If:

     (a) a person who is receiving home child care allowance in relation to a child dies; and

     (b) another person makes a claim for home child care allowance in relation to the child within 13 weeks after the death;

home child care allowance may become payable to the other person before that person's provisional commencement day but not before the day of the person's death.

Home child care allowance not payable to more than one person for the same child

  "912.(1) If:

     (a) more than one person qualifies for home child care allowance in relation to the same child; and

     (b) the Secretary has not made a declaration under subsection 938(1) in respect of home child care allowance in relation to the child; and

     (c) one of the persons is receiving home child care allowance for the child;

home child care allowance is not payable to any other person in relation to that child.

  "(2) If:

     (a) both members of a couple are qualified for home child care allowance; and

     (b) the Secretary has not made a declaration under subsection 938(1) in respect of the home child care allowance; and

     (c) one of the members of the couple is receiving home child care allowance;

home child care allowance is not payable to the other member of the couple.

    Note: Subsection 938(1) allows the Secretary to make a declaration that more than one person can share home child care allowance.

Provision of person's tax file number

  "913.(1) Home child care allowance is not payable to a person if:

     (a) the person is required under section 920 or 941 to give the