Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a provider is given a notice under subsection 67CE(4) of a determination made under section 67CD for an individual for a week, in relation to sessions of care provided to a child by an approved child care service of the provider.
(2) The provider must give the individual a written statement in accordance with subsection (3) for the statement period that includes the week.
(3) A statement is given in accordance with this subsection if:
(a) it includes the following:
(i) the start and end dates of the statement period;
(ii) the hourly session fee for each session of care provided by the service to the child in the statement period;
(iii) the total of the fee reduction amounts for the fee reduction decisions for the individual of which the provider was given notice for the weeks in the statement period;
(iv) any other information prescribed by the Secretary's rules; and
(b) it is given no later than 7 days after the day the provider is required to give a report under section 204B (requirement to report about children for whom care is provided) for the last week in the statement period.
(4) If the Secretary's rules prescribe another person to whom a statement must be given when a statement is given under subsection (2), the provider must give the prescribed person a written statement that includes the information prescribed for the person by the Secretary's rules, by the time prescribed by the Secretary's rules.
Offence
(5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (2) or (4).
Civil penalty
(6) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (2) or (4).
Civil penalty: 30 penalty units.
(7) A statement period is:
(a) a CCS fortnight; or
(b) if the Secretary's rules prescribe a different period--the prescribed period.