What the video says
One word added to family tax benefit law. From 30 October 2026, a child health check under a Commonwealth program can count.
Section 61A of the Family Assistance Act reduces the FTB child rate for some families if the check isn't met by age five.
Who: in the year the child turned four, the family got FTB plus a pension or benefit, and was sent a notice.
The check is set by a 2018 Determination. It must happen between age three and the day before age five.
Until now, that listed a State or Territory program. This instrument inserts one word: Commonwealth.
The explanatory statement says this includes the Medicare Healthy Kids Check, from 1 November 2026. Parents still tell Services Australia.
Source: Federal Register of Legislation. Every Australian law, counted daily. cuttheredtape.au.
Source
F2026L01441, F2018L00877 · Source: the instruments on the Federal Register of Legislation
On legislation.gov.au · F2018L00877
Legislation data: Federal Register of Legislation, Office of Parliamentary Counsel, CC BY 4.0.
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