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the last income year; and
 (ii) decides that the member is entitled to be paid family tax benefit by a single payment that has a Part A rate that is greater than nil and that is in respect of the last income year.
 (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the member does not receive a payment of family tax benefit by instalment with a Part A rate greater than nil in respect of the last income year because of section 31E, 32AA or 32AD of the Family Assistance Administration Act.
 (3) The time after which the registered family is an FTB(A) family is the date when the member receives the single payment of family tax benefit mentioned in subparagraph (1)(c)(ii) that has a Part A rate that is greater than nil and that is in respect of the last income year ending before the start of the safety-net year.

9 Family tax benefit not payable because of debt or  liability
 (1) A registered family is an FTB(A) family in relation to a year (the safety‑net year) if:
 (a) a member of the family:
 (i) is entitled to be paid family tax benefit that has a Part A rate that is greater than nil by instalment in the safety‑net year, under section 23 of the Family Assistance Administration Act; or
 (ii) is entitled to be paid family tax benefit that has a Part A rate that is greater than nil and that is in respect of the last income year ending before the start of the safety‑net year, under section 24 of the Family Assistance Administration Act; and
 (b) for the purpose of recovering a debt owed by the member or another person, or reducing a liability the member has for an amount of primary tax, the Secretary:
 (i) acting under section 84, 84A, 92, 92A, 225, 226, 227 or 228 of the Family Assistance Administration Act, makes a deduction of, or sets off against the liability or debt, the whole of the first instalment of family tax benefit that the member is entitled to be paid in the safety‑net year under section 23 of that Act that has a Part A rate that is greater than nil; or
 (ii) acting under section 84A, 92A, 225, 226, 227 or 228 of the Family Assistance Administration Act, makes a deduction of, or sets off against the liability or debt, the whole amount of family tax benefit that the member is entitled to be paid under section 24 of that Act.
 (2) The time after which the registered family is an FTB(A) family is:
 (a) for a registered family to which subparagraph (1)(a)(i) applies — the first time in the safety‑net