I, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Family and Community Services, make this Determination under subsection 205(1) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999.
Dated 26th June 2001.
AMANDA VANSTONE
Minister for Family and Community Services
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Child Care Benefit (Eligibility of Child Care Services for Approval and Continued Approval) Amendment Determination 2001 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on 1 July 2001.
Schedule 1 amends the Child Care Benefit (Eligibility of Child Care Services for Approval and Continued Approval) Determination 2000.
Schedule 1 Amendments
(section 3)
[1] Subsection 3(1), after definition of Council
insert
FDC QA means the Family Day Care Quality Assurance system administered by the Council for family day care services;
[2] Subsection 3(1), definition of QIAS
substitute
QIAS means the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System administered by the Council for centre based long day care services;
[3] After section 14
insert
14A Family day care services: registration to participate in FDC QA
Where the applicant is applying, on or after 1 July 2001, for approval of a family day care service from a day on or after 1 July 2001, the service must be registered with the Council as a participant in the FDC QA.
insert
23A Family day care services: participation in FDC QA
If section 14A (registration to participate in FDC QA) applies to an approved family day care service, the service must:
(a) participate in the FDC QA in accordance with any quality assurance requirements published by the Council; and
(b) maintain good quality child care or make satisfactory progress to improve the quality of child care in accordance with the FDC QA as assessed by the Council.
23B Family day care services: registration and participation in FDC QA
(1) If section 14A (registration to participate in FDC QA) does not apply to an approved family day care service, this section applies to the service from the registration day.
(2) If this section applies to an approved family day care service, the service must:
(a) be registered with the Council as a participant in the FDC QA;
(b) participate in the FDC QA in accordance with any quality assurance requirements published by the Council; and
(c) maintain good quality child care or make satisfactory progress to improve the quality of child care in accordance with the FDC QA as assessed by the Council.
(3) In this section, “the registration day” is the day, later than 1 July 2001, specified by the Council in a written notice given to an approved family day care service to which this section applies.