Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

I think on the last occasion I was about to respond to Senator Nash's questions about the amendments. I take her to my comments at the outset when introducing the amendments. The amendments seek to change the start date of this measure from 1 July 2010 to 1 July 2011, and this will ensure that legislation is not retrospectively applied to the 2010-11 financial year and that we do not need to reclaim childcare payments paid to families.