Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01310:clause:5_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01310
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 1
Character Range: 440687–442779

1  Definitions

(1) In this Schedule, unless the contrary intention appears:
approved care organisation means an organisation that is taken, by virtue of the operation of subitem (2), to be an approved care organisation for the purposes of the Family Assistance Act.
Family Assistance Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.
Family Assistance Administration Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999.
family assistance law has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Family Assistance Administration Act.
family benefit means payments of:
 (a) family allowance; or
 (b) family tax payment; or
 (c) parenting payment in the nature of non‑benefit PP (partnered);
payable under the social security law.
MAT means maternity allowance within the meaning of subsection 3(1) of the Family Assistance Administration Act.
MIA means maternity immunisation allowance within the meaning of subsection 3(1) of the Family Assistance Administration Act.
receiving, in relation to family benefit, has the meaning given under subitem (3).
Secretary, in relation to an act or thing done, or a decision or determination made, under particular legislation, means the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister administering that legislation.
social security law means the Social Security Act 1991 and the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

(2) Any organisation that, immediately before 1 July 2000, was an approved care organisation for the purposes of the Social Security Act 1991 is taken to have been approved under section 20 of the Family Assistance Act, with effect from that date, as an approved care organisation, for the purposes of the latter Act.

(3) For the purposes of this Part, an individual or an approved care organisation is taken to be receiving payments of family benefit under the Social Security Act 1991 from the earliest date on which such payments are payable to the individual or to the organisation, as the case requires, even if the first instalment of that benefit is not paid until a later day.