Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAMILY ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MORE HELP FOR FAMILIES--ONE-OFF PAYMENTS) ACT 2004 - SCHEDULE 3

1   Administrative scheme for one - off payments to families and carers

(1)   Subject to this item, the Minister may, by legislative instrument , determine a scheme under which one - off payments may be made to families and carers in particular circumstances. The Minister may, by legislative instrument , vary or revoke the scheme.

(2)   The circumstances in which the scheme provides for payments must be circumstances:

  (a)   in which the Minister considers that Part   5 of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 , and Parts   2.5A and 2.19A of the Social Security Act 1991 , do not produce appropriate results; and

  (b)   occurring in the financial year starting on 1   July 2003.

(3)   The scheme must not provide for payments to be made at a time that is after 30   June 2007.

(4)   Without limiting the generality of subitem   (1), the scheme may deal with the following:

  (a)   the circumstances in which payments are to be made;

  (b)   the amount of the payments;

  (c)   what a person has to do to get a payment;

  (d)   administrative matters, such as determination of entitlement and how and when payments will be made.

(6)   Payments under the scheme are to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.

[ Minister's second reading speech made in--

House of Representatives on 11 May 2004

Senate on 13 May 2004 ]