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(c) under the age of 6 and is a child for whom a child disability allowance is payable; and

(d) attending a pre-school facility for 3 or more hours a week.

(6) In this Part, “activity”, in relation to a person, means,—

(a) an activity the person is engaged in, being—
(i) paid employment, whether full-time, part-time, temporary, or casual; or
(ii) a rehabilitation programme approved by the chief executive; or
(iii) 1 or more organised activities under section 111 or section 123B of the Act; or
(iv) an employment-related training course offered by a course provider accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority; or
(v) any other employment-related training course approved by the chief executive, where the person would otherwise be denied a training opportunity; or

(b) The person (being the applicant) is providing care as the principal caregiver of a child (not being the child for whom the subsidy is sought)—
(i) for whom a child disability allowance is payable; or
(ii) who is in hospital.

9. Payment and Rates of Childcare Subsidy

(1) A childcare subsidy may be paid at the appropriate rate set out in Schedule 1.

(2) Subject to clause 5 (2), a childcare subsidy may be paid only in respect of the hours the eligible child attends the pre-school facility and for no more than 30 hours a week.

(3) A childcare subsidy must be paid directly to the pre-school facility which the eligible child attends.

PART 3

Out of School Care and Recreation Subsidy

10. Objective

(1) The objective of the OSCAR subsidy is to assist low income caregivers to enter and remain in employment.

11. OSCAR Subsidy

(1) In this Part “eligible child” means a dependent child who is aged not less than 5 and not more than 13 and attends an OSCAR programme for 3 or more hours a week.

(2) The chief executive may pay an OSCAR subsidy in respect of an eligible child where that child’s principal caregiver—

(a) is engaged in paid employment, whether part-time, temporary, casual, or full-time; or

(b) is attending, under section 111 or section 123B of the Act, 1 or more organised activities.

(3) An OSCAR subsidy is not payable under subclause (2) where paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of that subclause do not apply to an eligible child’s other caregiver, unless the chief executive is satisfied that for a good reason that caregiver is unable to care for the child.

12. Payment and Rates of OSCAR Subsidy

(1) An OSCAR subsidy may be paid at the appropriate rate set out in Schedule 2.

(2) Subject to clauses 5 (2) and 12 (3), every OSCAR subsidy may be paid only in respect of the hours the eligible child attends an OSCAR programme in any week (including any time taken by the child’s principal caregiver in travelling between the programme and paid employment or an organised activity) for up to—

(a) 20 hours a week during the school term; or

(b) 30 hours a week during the school holidays.

(3) Where the principal caregiver is engaged in shift employment, an OSCAR subsidy may be paid in respect of the hours the caregiver is engaged in that employment (whether or not the child attends the OSCAR programme during those hours or at other times when the caregiver intends to sleep) for up to the hours the eligible child attends the programme, but not more than—

(a) 20 hours a week during the school term; or

(b) 30 hours a week during the school holidays.

(4) An OSCAR subsidy must be paid directly to the applicant.

13. Approval of OSCAR Programmes

(1) The chief executive may approve an OSCAR programme for the purposes of this programme if the OSCAR programme has been approved as a Community Service under section 403 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989.

(2) For the purposes of the interim period 1 February 1999 to 31 July 1999, the chief executive may approve an OSCAR programme for the purposes of this programme if the OSCAR programme is affiliated to the National Association for Out of School Care and Recreation (NAOSCAR). Every approval under this subclause expires at midnight on 31 July 1999.

(3) An approval given under subclause (1) expires if the OSCAR programme ceases to be approved as a Community Service under section 403 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act, or if that approval is suspended or revoked under section 405 of that Act.

(4) The chief executive may revoke an approval under subclause (2) if satisfied that—

(a) the OSCAR programme is no longer affiliated to the National Association for Out of School Care; or

(b) the OSCAR programme is not providing care to the children taking part in it to the standard required of a programme so affiliated.

Schedule 1

Rates of Childcare Subsidy Clause 9
Childcare subsidy

1. For a principal caregiver with 1 dependent child and whose income before tax is less than:
   (a) $520.00 a week $2.32 per hour
   (b) $570.00 a week $1.61 per hour
   (c) $620.00 a week $0.89 per hour

2. For a principal caregiver with 2 dependent children and whose income before tax is less than:
   (a) $640.00 a week $2.32 per hour
   (b) $690.00 a week $1.61 per hour
   (c) $740.00 a week $0.89 per hour

3. For a principal caregiver with 3 or more dependent children and whose income before tax is less than:
   (a) $750.00 a week $2.32 per hour
   (b) $800.00 a week $1.61 per hour
   (c) $850.00 a week $0.89 per hour

Schedule 2

Rates of OSCAR Subsidy Clause 12
OSCAR subsidy

1. For a principal caregiver with 1 dependent child and whose income before tax is less than:
   (a) $520.00 a week $1.80 per hour
   (b) $570.00 a week $1.25 per hour
   (c) $620.00 a week $0.70 per hour