SCHEDULE 6EARLY YEARS ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS

PART 1ELIGIBILITY

CHAPTER 1ELIGIBILITY IS TO DEPEND ON HAVING, OR EXPECTING TO HAVE, RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CHILD

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1

The regulations must be framed so that an individual's eligibility depends on the individual satisfying one of the primary eligibility criteria.

2

The primary eligibility criteria are that the individual—

a

is, or has been, more than a specified number of weeks pregnant,

b

has a relationship of a specified kind to another individual who is, or has been, more than a specified number of weeks pregnant,

c

is to, or has, become responsible for a child within a specified period of the child's birth,

d

is responsible for a child when a specified event in the child's life occurs or has become responsible for the child within a specified period of the event.

3

The regulations are to define what being responsible for a child means for the purpose of determining entitlement to early years assistance.