[Koran-Digital] Immunisation mandatory for family tax payment

Immunisation mandatory for family tax payment



10th May 2012





LEGISLATION aimed at increasing immunisation rates for children has

cleared federal parliament.



From 1 July, parents will need to have their children fully immunised

to receive the Family Tax Benefit, Part A Supplement, after the Family

Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 passed the Senate

yesterday.



There will be a new immunisation check for one-year-olds in addition to

the existing immunisation checks at two and five years of age.



For the first time, children will need to be vaccinated against

meningococcal C, pneumococcal and chicken pox.



They will also be immunised against measles, mumps and rubella earlier,

at 18 months instead of the current four years of age.



Australian Greens senator Rachel Siewert said she supported efforts to

increase immunisation rates but not penalising parents who did not

immunise their children.



"Any measures by the government to link immunisation to payments must

also contain sufficient protections for a parent's right to choice," she

said.



From discussions with parents, she believed those who chose not to have

their children immunised did not make the decision lightly.



The Family Tax Benefit supplement is worth $726 per child each year.



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