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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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.