Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:11:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 11 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 1907656–1910256

children treated as dependent children if in recipient's care for at least minimum period
 1068‑B1B The maximum basic rate for a person receiving jobseeker payment is worked out as if the person had a dependent child if:
 (a) either:
 (i) the person is legally responsible (whether alone or jointly with another person) for the day‑to‑day care, welfare and development of a child under 16; or
 (ii) under a family law order, registered parenting plan or parenting plan that is in force, a child under 16 is supposed to live or spend time with the person; and
 (b) the child is in the person's care for at least 14% of:
 (i) the instalment period in relation to which the maximum basic rate is being worked out; or
 (ii) if the Secretary, under point 1068‑B1C, determines another period for the person for the purposes of this subparagraph—that other period; and
 (c) none of subsections 5(3), (6) and (7) prevents the child from being a dependent child of the person; and
 (d) the person is not a member of a couple.
Note: For family law order, registered parenting plan and parenting plan see subsection 23(1).
 1068‑B1C The Secretary may, in writing, determine a period of either 14 days or 28 days for the purposes of subparagraph 1068‑B1B(b)(ii). In making the determination, the Secretary must have regard to the guidelines (if any) determined under point 1068‑B1E.
 1068‑B1D A determination made under point 1068‑B1C is not a legislative instrument.
 1068‑B1E The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, determine guidelines to be complied with when making a determination under point 1068‑B1C.

Certain dependent children to be disregarded
 1068‑B2 For the purposes of items 4A and 4B of Table B in point 1068‑B1, if:
 (a) a person has a dependent child; and
 (b) the child has turned 18; and
 (c) the child is a prescribed student child;
the child is to be disregarded in working out the person's maximum basic rate under that point.
Note: For prescribed student child see section 5.
 1068‑B3 On 20 March 1994 the amounts specified in items 3, 4, 4A and 4B in column 3B of Table B in point 1068‑B1 are increased by $6.00. The increase is to be made after the indexation of the amounts on that day has occurred.
 1068‑B4 The amounts in items 3, 4, 4A and 4B in columns 3A and 3B of Table B in point 1068‑B1 are to be indexed on 20 September 1993 and 20 March 1994 under section 1192 as if Part 2 of the Social Security Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993 had commenced on 1 September 1993.

Maximum basic rate for certain jobseeker payment recipients
 1068‑B5 Despite point 1068‑B1, if a person:
 (a)