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Assisting Indigenous customers to claim family assistance and/or Paid Parental Leave scheme payments 007-01030110



Policy

Family Assistance Guide, 2.1.1.15, Verification of a child's name & date of birth

Family Tax Benefit (FTB)

Family Assistance Guide, 2.2, FTB eligibility for individuals

Family Assistance Guide, 4.2, Claims for FTB

Paid Parental Leave scheme

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 4.1, Claims for PLP

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 6.2.2, Payability determinations for PLP

Legislation

Links to the Federal Register of Legislation site go to a 'Series' page. Select the 'Latest' version.

Paid Parental Leave scheme

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

  • section 31, When a person is eligible for parental leave pay
  • section 54, Who can make a PPL claim or special PPL claim
  • section 55, When a claim is effective

Note: for authority to apply legislation relating to children born or adopted before 1 July 2023, use the superseded version of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 registered on 17 August 2022. Authority is given in Schedule 3 Part 2 of the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Act 2023.

Family Tax Benefit (FTB)

Family Assistance (Administration) Act 1999

  • section 5, Need for a claim
  • section 6, Who can claim
  • section 7, How to claim

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, section 21, When an individual is eligible for family tax benefit in normal circumstances