Second Reading Speeches

Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025

Type
Government
Portfolio
Education
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
47

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Summary

Amends the

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
and
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
to replace the Child Care Subsidy activity test with a guaranteed minimum of 72 hours per fortnight of subsidised early childhood education and care for all families, regardless of the time spent on recognised participation types, and a guaranteed 100 hour entitlement per fortnight for parents caring for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child.

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