Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Childcare Assistance Programme Amendment (No. 5)

Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, I, Steve Maharey, Minister of Social Services and Employment, establish and approve the following amendments to the Childcare Assistance welfare programme (as established and approved on 19 December 1998), which are to be read with and considered part of the programme with effect on and from 1 April 2000.
Dated this 27th day of March 2000.
STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.
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A m e n d m e n t s
1. Each provision of Schedule 1 of the Programme (as substituted on 1 April 1999) listed in the first column of Schedule 1 is amended by omitting every expression set out opposite to it in the second column, and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it in the third column.
2. Each provision of Schedule 2 of the Programme listed in the first column of Schedule 2 is amended by omitting every expression set out opposite to it in the second column, and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it in the third column.
S c h e d u l e s
Schedule 1
Clause 1
AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE 1 OF THE CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE WELFARE PROGRAMME
Provisions Amended Expressions Omitted
$ Expressions Substituted
$
Clause 1 (a) 2.33 2.34
Clause 1 (b) 1.62 1.63
Clause 2 (a) 2.33 2.34
Clause 2 (b) 1.62 1.63
Clause 3 (a) 2.33 2.34
Clause 3 (b) 1.62 1.63
Schedule 2
Clause 2
AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE 2 OF THE CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE WELFARE PROGRAMME
Provisions Amended Expressions Omitted
$ Expressions Substituted
$
Clause 1 (a) 1.80 1.81
Clause 1 (b) 1.25 1.26
Clause 2 (a) 1.80 1.81
Clause 2 (b) 1.25 1.26
Clause 3 (a) 1.80 1.81
Clause 3 (b) 1.25 1.26
Explanatory Note:
This note is not part of the amendments, but is intended to explain their general effect.
This amendment increases certain rates of the childcare subsidy and the Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) subsidy under the Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme to take into account a CPI increase of 0.51%.
The increases come into effect on 1 April 2000.