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Child Care Act 1972
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C2004C02686
01 July 1997
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26 April 1998
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
4 Interpretation
4A Child care centres
4B Eligible child care centres
4C Guidelines for eligible child care centres
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Part II—Capital Grants
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Division 1—Approved Projects
5 Interpretation of Division 1
6 Approval of projects
7 Grants for approved projects
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Division 2—Approved Equipment
8 Interpretation of Division 2
9 Approval of equipment
10 Grants for approved equipment
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Part III—Recurrent Grants
12 Grants in relation to establishment of new eligible child care centres
12A Grants for fee relief
12B Provision of a persons’s tax file number
12C Provision of partner’s tax file number
12D Social Security Secretary may request person who would benefit from fee relief to give statement of person’s tax file number
12E Social Security Secretary may request person who would benefit from fee relief to give statement of partner’s tax file number
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Part IV—Research Grants
13 Grants for research etc.
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Part IVA—Grants in Respect of the Development of Child Care Centres
13A Interpretation
13B Approval of projects related to the development of child care centres
13C Grants for projects related to the development of child care centres
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Part V—Advisory Committees
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Division 1—Establishment of Committees
14 Child Care Standards Committee
15 Convenor of Child Care Standards Committee
16 Other committees
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Division 2—General
17 Definition of committee
18 Appointment of members of committees
19 Remuneration and allowances of members of committees
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Part VI—Miscellaneous
20 Conditions relating to grants
20A Agreements may be entered into with transferees of land etc.
20B Overpayments
21 Delegation
22 Approvals and determinations to be in writing
22A Exercise of powers in Minister’s discretion
23 Manner of payment of grants
24 Money to be appropriated
25 Regulations