Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (More Help for Families - Increased Payments) Act 2004 (59 of 2004)

Schedule 2   Amendments relating to maternity payment and maternity immunisation allowance

Part 1   Maternity payment amendments commencing on 1 July 2004

Division 1   Main amendments

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

2   Division 2 of Part 4

Repeal the Division, substitute:

Division 2 - Maternity payment

66 Amount of maternity payment

(1) The amount of maternity payment in respect of a child is $3,000.

(2) However, if, because of determinations by the Secretary under subsection 37(3), 2 or more individuals are eligible for maternity payment in respect of the same child, each individual is eligible only for the individual's percentage of maternity payment determined under that subsection.