This instrument is the Child Care Subsidy Amendment (Requirements Relating to Third Party Payments and Discounts) Secretary’s Rules 2025.

This instrument commences on 7 July 2025.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.

4 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Child Care Subsidy Secretary’s Rules 2017

1 Paragraph 10(k)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(k) daily and weekly totals of the amount of all fees charged by the provider for care provided during the statement period, including details about the type and amount of:

(i) any discounting or refund applied in order to pass on fee reductions; and

(ii) any discounting applied in order to pass on payments prescribed by the Child Care Subsidy Minister’s Rules 2017 for the purposes of paragraph 2(2A)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Family Assistance Act that have been received by the provider; and

(iii) any discounting allowed under section 201BA or 201BB of the Family Assistance Administration Act;

2 At the end of section 11

Add:

; (f) where a provider allows a discount under section 201BA or 201BB of the Family Assistance Administration Act—information about the discount.

3 After paragraph 12(ia)

Insert:

(ib) information about any discounts allowed under section 201BA or 201BB of the Family Assistance Administration Act;

4 Paragraphs 13(h) and 13(i)

Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:

(h) whether the individual benefited from:

(i) a payment prescribed under paragraph 2(2A)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Family Assistance Act in respect of the session; or

(ii) a discount allowed under section 201BA or 201BB of the Family Assistance Administration Act in respect of the session;

(i) if the individual benefited from a payment or discount referred to in paragraph (h) in respect of the session:

(i) the type of payment or discount; and

(ii) an estimate of the amount of the payment or discount;

5 At the end of Division 1 of Part 5

Add:

15 Application of amendments made by the Child Care Subsidy Amendment (Requirements Relating to Third Party Payments and Discounts) Secretary’s Rules 2025

The amendments to these Rules made by item 4 of Schedule 1 to the Child Care Subsidy Amendment (Requirements Relating to Third Party Payments and Discounts) Secretary’s Rules 2025 apply in relation to session reports for weeks beginning on or after 7 July 2025.

Note: Item 4 of Schedule 1 to the Child Care Subsidy Amendment (Requirements Relating to Third Party Payments and Discounts) Secretary’s Rules 2025 amended section 13 of these Rules to require session reports to include information about payments prescribed by the Child Care Subsidy Minister’s Rules 2017 for the purposes of paragraph 2(2A)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Family Assistance Act and any discounting allowed under section 201BA or 201BB of the Family Assistance Administration Act.