Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01310:clause:2_48
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01310
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 48
Character Range: 145437–147510

48  Overview of process if individual is conditionally eligible for child care benefit by fee reductions

 (1) If a determination of conditional eligibility under section 50F is in force during an income year in respect of an individual and a child with the effect that the individual is conditionally eligible for child care benefit by fee reduction for care provided by an approved child care service to the child, the individual's fees for sessions of care provided by an approved child care service to the child while the determination is in force with that effect are reduced by the service.

 (2) The amount by which the fees are reduced is referable to the amount of child care benefit that would be paid in respect of the sessions if entitlement to an amount of child care benefit was determined under section 51B on the day the fees are reduced. The amount of fee reduction is calculated by the service using the provisions of the Family Assistance Act.

 (3) The fees are reduced in anticipation of a determination of entitlement to be paid child care benefit by fee reduction being made under section 51B in respect of the individual, the child, the sessions and the income year.

 (4) When the determination of entitlement is made, if the amount of the entitlement is greater than the amount of the fee reductions already received by the individual in respect of the sessions in the income year, the amount of the entitlement consists of the amount of the difference together with the amount of fee reductions received by the individual.

 (5) When the determination of entitlement is made, if the amount of the entitlement is less than the amount of the fee reductions already received by the individual in respect of the sessions in the income year, the amount of the entitlement is the amount of the fee reductions less the amount of the difference.

 (6) To reimburse the service the amount of the fee reductions made for care provided by the service to the child, the service receives an advance (see Division 2 of Part 8A).

Subdivision B—Making claims