Social Security (Local Area Coordination Scheme) Determination 2000 (Cth)

Social Security (Local Area Coordination Scheme) Determination 2000

I, JOCELYN MARGARET NEWMAN, Minister for Family and Community Services, make the following determination under section 35A of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated             4^th August   2000.

Jocelyn Newman

Minister for Family and Community Services

Part 1        Preliminary

Citation

1. This determination may be cited as the Social Security (Local Area Coordination Scheme) Determination 2000.

Interpretation

1. In this determination:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

income support payment has the meaning specified in subsection 23(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Local Area Coordination Scheme means a scheme under the Disability Services Act 1993 (NT) that provides for funding to a person, not being a provider of services, with a disability that is for the provision of personal care support for that person.

provider of services has the meaning specified in subsection 2(1) of the Disability Services Act 1993 (NT).

Commencement

1. This determination commences on 1 July 2000.

Part 2        Approved Scheme

Application

1. If a person:

(a)       is receiving an income support payment; and

(b)       commences to receive funding under the Local Area Coordination Scheme;

then, the Local Area Coordination Scheme is, under section 35A of the Act, an approved scheme for the purposes of the Act.