Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00106:clause:2_48b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00106
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 48B
Character Range: 132273–133912

48B  Provider must not offer certain inducements
 (1) For section 195E of the Family Assistance Administration Act, it is a condition of continued approval of an approved provider that the provider does not offer or provide a benefit, or cause a benefit to be offered or provided, if the benefit would be reasonably likely to induce a person to commence or maintain an enrolment of a child with the provider, or engage in greater quantity of care under that enrolment.
 (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the following benefits:
 (a) the quality of the education and care, including the availability of pre‑school programs or priority enrolment for associated schools;
 (b) the amount of fees for the care;
 (c) the ability to offer care that attracts child care subsidy or additional child care subsidy;
 (d) allowing a permissible staff discount under subsection 201BA(1) of the Family Assistance Administration Act or a prescribed circumstances discount under subsection 201BB(1) of the Family Assistance Administration Act;
 (e) payments that are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 2(2A)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Family Assistance Act;
 (f) the days on which sessions of care will usually be provided, or the start and end times for these sessions of care;
 (g) inclusions relating to the basic needs of the child while in care, such as food and nappies;
 (h) transport for the child in connection with care, such as between the service and the child's home or school;
 (i) marketing merchandise up to the total value of $30 per complying written arrangement;
 (j) contributions or donations to charities.