No vax excuses left
November 26, 2015
Effective 01 Jan 2016, parents
who want to receive Child Care
Benefit, Child Care Rebate or Family
Tax Benefit Part A supplement for
a child of any age must make sure
their child’s immunisations are up
to date, the Department of Human
Services has announced.
These changes will also
affect customers who receive
Grandparent Child Care Benefit,
Special Child Care Benefit or Jobs,
Education and Training Child Care
Fee Assistance.
The Australian Childhood
Immunisation Register, which
currently records immunisation
details for children under seven
years of age, will be extended to
capture immunisation details for
children and young people under
20 years of age.
In addition the department has
clarified that objections on the
basis of personal, philosophical
or religious beliefs, sometimes
referred to as vaccination
objections, will no longer be
accepted as a valid exemption.
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