Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Viability Supplement) Determination 2005 (No. 2)
as amended
made under subsection 44–29 (8) of the
Aged Care Act 1997
This compilation was prepared on 20 April 2006
taking into account amendments up to Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Viability Supplement) Determination 2005 (No. 3)
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
2 Commencement
3 Revocation of previous determination
4 Definitions
5 Amount of viability supplement for care recipient — 1997 scheme services
6 Amount of viability supplement for care recipient — 2001 scheme services
7 Amount of viability supplement for care recipient — 2005 scheme services
8 Safety net — former 1997 or 2001 scheme service
Notes
1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Viability Supplement) Determination 2005 (No. 2).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on 1 July 2005.
3 Revocation of previous determination
The Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Viability Supplement) Determination 2005 (No. 1) is revoked.
4 Definitions
In this Determination:
1997 scheme service has the meaning given by section 21.34 of the Principles.
2001 scheme service has the meaning given by section 21.34 of the Principles.
2005 scheme service has the meaning given by section 21.34 of the Principles.
Principles means the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997, as in force from time to time.
5 Amount of viability supplement for care recipient — 1997 scheme services
(1) For a care recipient to whom residential care is provided through a 1997 scheme service on a day, the amount of viability supplement for the day is the amount mentioned in the item in the following table that applies to the service on the day.
Item | Degree of Isolation | Number of places | Amount ($) |
1 | Isolated Remote Area | less than 16 | 21.07 |
2 | Isolated Remote Area | more than 15 but less than 30 | 12.97 |
3 | Isolated Remote Area | more than 29 | 1.28 |
4 | Remote Centre | less than 16 | 10.05 |
5 | Remote Centre | more than 15 but less than 30 | 7.14 |
6 | Remote Centre | more than 29 | 1.28 |
7 | Rural Outside Large Centre | less than 16 | 4.23 |
8 | Rural Outside Large Centre | more than 15 but less than 30 | 1.28 |
9 | Rural Outside Large Centre | more than 29 | 1.28 |
10 | An area not mentioned in items 1 to 9 | not applicable | 1.28 |
(2) In this section:
Classification means the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Area Classification, 1991 Census Edition, AGPS 1994.
Isolated Remote Area means a Statistical Local Area classified as ‘Other Remote’ in the Classification.
number of places, for a residential care service, means the number of places allocated in respect of the residential care service.
Remote Centre means a Statistical Local Area classified as ‘Remote Centre’ in the Classification.
Rural Outside Large Centre means a Statistical Local Area classified as ‘Other Rural’ or ‘Small Rural Centre’ in the Classification.
6 Amount of viability supplement for care recipient — 2001 scheme services
For a care recipient to whom residential care is provided through a 2001 scheme service on a day, the amount of viability supplement for the day is the amount mentioned in the item in the following table for the score attained by the service on the day under the scoring system set out in the table in subsection 21.35B (1) of the Principles.
Item | Score | Amount ($) |
1 | 40 | 1.28 |
2 | 50 | 1.46 |
3 | 60 | 4.23 |
4 | 70 | 7.14 |
5 | 80 | 10.05 |
6 | 90 | 12.97 |
7 | 100 | 21.07 |
7 Amount of viability supplement for care recipient — 2005 scheme services
For a care recipient to whom residential care is provided through a 2005 scheme service on a day, the amount of viability supplement for the day is the amount mentioned in the item in the following table for the score attained by the service on the day under the scoring system set out in the table in subsection 21.35C (1) of the Principles.
Item | Score | Amount ($) |
1 | 50 | 2.04 |
2 | 55 | 3.06 |
3 | 60 | 4.59 |
4 | 65 | 5.60 |
5 | 70 | 8.15 |
6 | 75 | 10.19 |
7 | 80 | 12.74 |
8 | 85 | 15.29 |
9 | 90 | 17.83 |
10 | 95 | 19.87 |
11 | 100 | 22.42 |
8 Safety net — former 1997 or 2001 scheme service
(1) This section applies in relation to a residential care service that, because of subsection 21.35C (3) or (4) of the Principles, is a 2005 scheme service if, on a day, the score attained by the service on the day under the scoring system set out in the table in subsection 21.35C (1) of the Principles is 40 or 45.
(2) For a care recipient to whom residential care is provided through the service on the day, the amount of viability supplement is $1.28.
Notes to the Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Viability Supplement) Determination 2005 (No. 2)
Note 1
The Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Viability Supplement) Determination 2005 (No. 2) (in force under subsection 44–19 (8) of the Aged Care Act 1997) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Instruments
Title | Date of FRLI registration | Date of | Application, saving or |
Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Viability Supplement) Determination 2005 (No. 2) | 28 June 2005 (see F2005L01725) | 1 July 2005 |
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Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Viability Supplement) Determination 2005 (No. 3) | 1 Sept 2005 (see F2005L02409) | Ss. 1–3 and Schedule 1: 1 Jan 2005 | — |
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
Provision affected | How affected |
S. 3................. | rs. 2005 No. 3 |
S. 8................. | ad. 2005 No. 3 |