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2018.

3 Authority

        This Determination is made under section 4 and subsection 6(7) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.

5 Application

        This Determination applies in relation to working out whether:

           (a)    an individual, is eligible for CCS or ACCS for a session of care provided to a child on a day on or after 2 July 2018; or
           (b)    an approved provider is eligible for ACCS (child wellbeing) for a session of care provided to a child on a day on or after 2 July 2018.

6 Purpose

        The purpose of this Determination is to set out:

           (a)    in Part 2, the decision-making principles that the Secretary must comply with when making a determination under subsection 6(6) of the Act that a child meets the immunisation requirements; and

           (b)    in Part 3, the vaccination schedules for the immunisation of children.

7 Definitions

       (1) In this Determination:
      Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.
      approved provider has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Family Assistance Administration Act.
      Australian Immunisation Handbook means the Australian Immunisation Handbook, published by the National Health and Medical Research Council, and as in force from time to time.
      Family Assistance Administration Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999.
      family violence has the same meaning as in section 4AB of the Family Law Act 1975.
      Hib means Haemophilus influenzae type b.
      listed medical practitioner means a medical practitioner whose name has been given to the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer by the Chief Health Officer of a State or Territory for the purpose of giving certificates under section 13 of this Determination.
      member of the immediate family means a person who is a partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the person.
      National Health and Medical Research Council means the council established by section 5B of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.
      permanent humanitarian visa has the same meaning as in regulation 1.03 of the Migration Regulations 1994, as in force from time to time.
           Note 1 Other terms used in this Determination are defined in the Act (see subsection 3(1)), including:
                * ACCS;
                * CCS;
                * immunised;
                * medical practitioner;
                * partner; and
                * recognised immunisation provider.

           Note 2 As of 6 June 2024, the Australian Immunisation Handbook can be found at: https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/

       (2) A reference in this Determination to a child meeting the usual immunisation requirements is a reference to the child meeting the immunisation requirements by reason of subsection 6(2), 6(3), 6(4) or 6(5) of the Act.

         Part 2 Immunisation requirements

8 Decision-making principles

       (1) The Secretary may make a determination under subsection 6(6) of the