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A rate that is greater than nil.
 (3) For working out the notional rate of family tax benefit:
 (a) the individual is taken to have a shared care percentage (within the meaning of section 59 of the Family Assistance Act) for the regular care child of 24%; and
 (b) references to FTB child in that Act, for working out the notional rate of family tax benefit for the individual, are taken to include references to the regular care child; and
 (c) the following provisions are disregarded for the individual:
 (i) paragraph (ca) of step 1 of the method statement in clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Act;
 (ii) paragraph (d) of step 1 of the method statement in clause 25 of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Act;
 (iii) subclause 38A(1) of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Act; and
 (d) if information about the amount of adjusted taxable income needed for working out the notional rate of family tax benefit for the individual is not available (for example, because the taxable income of the individual or another individual cannot be known until after the relevant income year) — subsection (4) applies to the individual; and
 (e) if information about the amount of maintenance income needed for working out the notional rate of family tax benefit for the individual is not available — the Chief Executive  Centrelink may estimate the amount needed.
Note   The provisions mentioned in subparagraphs (c)(i), (ii) and (iii) relate to the FTB Part A supplement.
 (4) For paragraph (3)(d):
 (a) the individual may give an estimate of adjusted taxable income needed for working out the individual's notional rate of family tax benefit; and
 (b) the estimate may be used to work out the notional rate of family tax benefit if the Chief Executive  Centrelink considers the estimate to be reasonable.
 (5) Subsection (6) applies if the notional rate of family tax benefit for the individual has a Part A rate that is greater than nil on the day a claim or request mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) is made.
 (6) The registered family is an FTB(A) family from the time, in the safety‑net year, the Chief Executive Centrelink notifies the Chief Executive Medicare, in writing, of the results of the individual's assessment.

12 Regular care children — past periods
 (1) A registered family is an FTB(A) family for a year (the safety‑net year) if:
 (a) a member of the family (the individual):
 (i) makes a claim for payment of family tax benefit for a past period under paragraph 7(1)(b) of the Family Assistance Administration Act, and the past period falls within the last income year ending before the start of the safety‑net year; or