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CHILD CARE PAYMENTS ACT 1997 No. 195 of 1997 - SECT 204
Factors affecting allocation of new hours
(1) In deciding whether to grant an application for an allocation of new child
care assistance hours to a * family day care service, an * occasional care
service or an * outside school hours care service, the Secretary must:
(a)
take into account factors relevant to the nature and quality of the service in
respect of which the application is made; and
(b) ensure that the number of hours determined for that kind of service
under section 203 is not exceeded.
(2) If the total number of new child care assistance hours applied for in
respect of a kind of * child care assistance service exceeds the number
determined for that kind of service under section 203, the Secretary must
allocate the hours available to the service, or services, that will best meet
child care assistance needs in relation to that kind of service.
(3) The guidelines may specify factors to be taken into account by the
Secretary under this section.
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