A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

The Secretary must give written notice to an individual for whom any of the following determinations are made, no later than 7 days after making the determination:

a determination under section 67CC about the individual’s eligibility for CCS for a child;

a determination under section 67CD about the individual’s entitlement to be paid CCS or ACCS for a week, if the determination is different from a determination made under that section for the individual for the previous week for any of the following reasons:

a change in the individual’s applicable percentage;

a change in the individual’s subsidised hours.

At least once every CCS quarter, the Secretary must give written notice to an individual for whom determinations are made under section 67CD for weeks starting in the CCS quarter.

A CCS quarter is the period of 3 months starting on the first Monday of the first CCS fortnight each January, April, July and October.

The Secretary must give written notice of a determination made under section 67CD to the provider of the child care service that provided the sessions of care to which the determination relates, as soon as practicable after making the determination.

A notice under subsection (4) may be given to a provider by making the notice available to the provider using an electronic interface.

If the Secretary has decided to pay the fee reduction amount in relation to a determination under section 67CD directly to the individual under subsection 67EC(2), the notice under subsection (4) of this section must include a statement to that effect.