Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 (49 of 2012)

Schedule 6   Other amendments

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

1   Subsection 21(1A)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

When individual satisfies this subsection

(1A) An individual satisfies this subsection if:

(a) the individual is the holder of a visa determined by the Minister for the purposes of subparagraph 729(2)(f)(v) of the Social Security Act 1991; and

(b) either:

(i) the individual is in Australia; or

(ii) the individual is temporarily absent from Australia for a period not exceeding 13 weeks and the absence is an allowable absence in relation to special benefit within the meaning of Part 4.2 of that Act.