Lidia Thorpe (Victoria, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move my amendments on sheets 3147, 3112 and 3100 together:

SHEET 3112

(1) Clause 10, page 6 (lines 8 to 10), omit subclause (2), substitute:

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a grant under that subsection may be made by way of:

(a) upfront payment; or

(b) the reimbursement, or partial reimbursement, of costs or expenses.

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SHEET 3147 revised

(1) Clause 5, page 3 (lines 18 and 19), omit the definition of approved provider, substitute:

approved provider means:

(a) an approved provider within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999; or

(b) a body that:

(i) provides an early childhood education program; and

(ii) is a kind of body that is known as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Organisation.

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SHEET 3100

(1) Clause 10, page 6 (after line 13), at the end of the clause, add:

Criteria by which applications are to be considered

(5) The rules must prescribe the criteria by which applications for a grant under subsection (1) are to be considered.

(6) A grant under subsection (1) must not be made unless the Secretary is satisfied that the application for the grant meets the criteria specified in the rules for the purposes of subsection (5).