National Disability Insurance Scheme (Becoming a Participant) Amendment Rules 2017 (Cth)

National Disability Insurance Scheme (Becoming a Participant) Amendment Rules 2017

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

I, CHRISTIAN PORTER, Minister for Social Services, make these Rules for the purposes of sections 22, 23 and 209 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.

Dated: 24 January 2017

Christian Porter

Minister for Social Services

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1Name of Rules

These Rules are the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Becoming a Participant) Amendment Rules 2017.

2Commencement

These Rules commence on 1 January 2017.

3Amendment of National Disability Insurance Scheme (Becoming a Participant) Rules 2016

Schedule 1 amends the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Becoming a Participant) Rules 2016.

Schedule 1Amendments

Item 1Schedule A – South Australia

Omit the table, and in its place insert:

A person meets the residence requirement if they reside in…	at the following time (the date mentioned in row 1 is the ‘relevant date’ for South Australia)…	The additional age requirements for the person are…
South Australia	on or after 1 January 2016.	the person is under 15 on the date the access request is made.
South Australia	on or after 1 July 2016.	the person is under 18 on 1 January 2017.
Barossa, Light and Lower North; or Playford, Salisbury and Port Adelaide Enfield (East)	on or after 1 January 2017.	No additional age requirements (the person is under 65 on the day of the access request)
Tea Tree Gully; or Limestone Coast; or Murray and Mallee	on or after 1 April 2017.	No additional age requirements (the person is under 65 on the day of the access request)
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island; or Southern Adelaide; or Eyre and Western; or Far North; or Yorke and Mid North	on or after 1 July 2017.	No additional age requirements (the person is under 65 on the day of the access request)
Remainder of South Australia	on or after 1 October 2017.	No additional age requirements (the person is under 65 on the day of the access request)