EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Ageing
Aged Care Act 1997
Determination under section 44-16 (3) - Conditional Adjustment Payment
Subsection 44-16(1) of the Act provides that the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997 may provide for additional primary supplements.
Division 4 of Part 10 of the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997 provides that the Conditional Adjustment Payment will paid in respect of a care recipient if the approved provider complies with three requirements, namely that they:
produced a financial report for either the approved provider or the residential care service through which the care recipient receives care, for the previous financial year, in accordance with the accounting standards, had that report audited, and provided a copy of the report for the financial year previous to the previous financial year to:
- any care recipient who received care from the entity covered by the financial report, or their representative, who requested a copy of the report; and
- any prospective care recipient (that is, a person approved to receive residential care) who was considering receiving care from the entity covered by the financial report, or their representative, who requested a copy of the report; and
- any person or agency authorised by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing, who requested a copy of the report.
encouraged workforce training at the residential care service during the previous calendar year; and
participated in the most recent workforce census conducted by the Department of health and Ageing.
Subsection 44-16(3) of the Aged Care Act 1997 provides that the Minister may determine in writing the amount of additional primary supplements or the way in which the amount of the supplement is to be worked out.
This determination sets the amounts of the conditional adjustment payment with effect from 1 April 2005 in line with the amounts announced in the 2004-05 Budget Papers.