Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00583:section:61a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00583
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 61A (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 193815–195909

of days, in the income year in which the child turned 4, on which:
 (a) the individual was entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of the child; and
 (b) the individual, or the individual's partner, received a social security pension, a social security benefit, a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment.

Meaning of applicable day
 (4) For the purposes of this section, the applicable day is:
 (a) the day the child turns 5; or
 (b) the day after any later day determined by the Secretary under subsection (5).

Determining later days
 (5) The Secretary may, in writing, determine a later day for the purposes of this section.
 (6) For the purposes of subsection (5):
 (a) an application for a later day may be made after the child turns 5, but must be made before the child turns 6; and
 (b) the Secretary must not determine a later day unless the Secretary is satisfied that there are special circumstances which prevented the individual, or the individual's partner (or both), from arranging for the child to undertake the health check before the day the child turned 5; and
 (c) any later day determined by the Secretary must not be after the day the child turns 6.

Exemption on the grounds the health check requirement inappropriate
 (7) An application under subparagraph (1)(d)(iv) must be:
 (a) made before the child turns 5; and
 (b) must be made in the form and manner, contain any information, and be accompanied by any documents, required by the Secretary.

Health check requirement
 (8) For the purposes of this section, the health check requirement for a child is that the child must meet the requirements specified in an instrument under paragraph (9)(a).

Legislative instrument
 (9) The Minister may, by legislative instrument:
 (a) specify requirements relating to the health of children for the purposes of subsection (8); or
 (b) determine that children included in a specified class are exempt from the health check requirement; or
 (c) determine that children included in a specified class are taken to meet the health check requirement.