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1Name#
This instrument is the Family Tax Benefit (Meeting the Health Check Requirement) Determination 2018.
3Authority#
This instrument is made under paragraphs 61A(9)(a) and (c) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.
5Specified period#
For the purposes of section 6 and paragraph 8(c), the specified period is the period that commences on the day the child turns 3 and ends on the day before the child turns 5 or, if the Secretary has determined a later day under subsection 61A(5) of the Act, that later day.
6Health check requirement#
The health check requirement for a child is that the child meets one of the following requirements:
(a)the child has undergone, within the specified period, an age appropriate health check provided under a Commonwealth, State or Territory program and conducted by a suitably qualified health professional;
(b)the child has undergone, within the specified period, a health check that:
(i)took place in another country; and
(ii)was conducted by a suitably qualified health professional; and
(iii)included the required assessments and examinations set out in section 7.
7Required examinations and assessments for overseas health checks#
For paragraph 6(b), the required assessments and examinations are:
(a)height and weight (plot and interpret growth curve and calculate Body Mass Index); and
(b)eyesight; and
(c)hearing; and
(d)oral health (teeth and gums); and
(e)toileting; and
(f)allergies.
8Classes of children taken to meet the health check requirement#
A child who is a member of one of the following classes is taken to meet the health check requirement:
(a)the class of children, each member of which is a child in respect of whom another person was receiving a carer payment or carer allowance under the Social Security Act at any time from the beginning of the income year in which the child turned 4 to the day before the child turns 5 or, if the Secretary has determined a later day under subsection 61A(5) of the Act, that later day;
(b)the class of children, each member of which is a child qualified for a health care card under subsection 1061ZK(3) of the Social Security Act at any time from the beginning of the income year in which the child turned 4 to the day before the child turns 5 or, if the Secretary has determined a later day under subsection 61A(5) of the Act, that later day;
(c)the class of children, each member of which is a child who:
(i)has been assessed by a medical practitioner as having a severe disability or a severe medical condition; and
(ii)has undergone, within the specified period, a health assessment suitable to their needs, conducted by a suitably qualified health professional.
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