Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00583:section:61a:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00583
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 61A (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 191429–194034

61A  Reduction in FTB child rate unless health check requirement satisfied
 (1) An individual's FTB child rate in relation to an FTB child is reduced under subclause 7(2) or 26(3) of Schedule 1 if:
 (a) in the income year in which the child turned 4:
 (i) the individual was entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of the child; and
 (ii) the individual, or the individual's partner, was receiving a social security pension, a social security benefit, a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; and
 (b) before the day the child turned 5, the individual was sent a notice by the Secretary informing the individual of the following:
 (i) the requirement for the child to undertake a health check before the day the child turns 5, or before any later day determined by the Secretary under subsection (5);
 (ii) the fact that the individual's FTB child rate in relation to the child will be reduced if the child does not meet the requirement; and
 (c) the child was an FTB child of the individual on the day the child turned 5; and
 (d) none of the following applies:
 (i) the FTB child meets the health check requirement before the applicable day (see subsections (4) and (8));
 (ii) the FTB child is in a class exempted from the health check requirement by a determination under paragraph (9)(b);
 (iii) the FTB child is in a class that is taken to meet the health check requirement by a determination under paragraph (9)(c);
 (iv) the Secretary is satisfied that special circumstances exist in relation to the individual or the individual's partner (or both) that make it inappropriate for the individual, and the individual's partner, to arrange for the FTB child to meet the health check requirement.
Note: See also sections 61C (persons still entitled to FTB despite reductions to nil) and 61D (death of an FTB child).

Meaning of FTB child rate reduction period
 (2) The individual's FTB child rate in relation to the child is reduced for each day in the period (the FTB child rate reduction period):
 (a) beginning on the applicable day (see subsection (4)); and
 (b) ending after the relevant number of days (see subsection (3));
(whether or not the individual continues to be entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of the child for the whole period).

Meaning of relevant number of days
 (3) The relevant number of days is the number 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