Business continuity payments—reports not given
205A Business continuity payments—reports not given
The Secretary may determine that a payment is to be made to an approved provider in relation to a period if all of the following apply:
the provider is required to give a report under subsection 204B(1) (requirement to report about children for whom care is provided) for a week in respect of one or more enrolments;
the provider does not give the report for the week by the time required for that report under section 204B;
the Secretary is satisfied that the failure to give the report is due to circumstances prescribed by the Minister’s rules.
Section 205B deals with the setting off of payments made under this section.
The Minister’s rules:
must prescribe a method of determining the amounts of payments under this section; and
may prescribe any other matters relating to the making of payments under this section.
The Secretary must pay the amount of any payment under this section to the credit of a bank account nominated and maintained by the approved provider.
The Secretary must give the approved provider written notice of the payment and of the period to which the payment relates.
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