Residential Care Subsidy Amendment Principles 2003 (No. 1)
I, KEVIN JAMES ANDREWS, Minister for Ageing, make these Principles under subsection 96-1 (1) of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Dated 26 August 2003
KEVIN ANDREWS
Minister for Ageing
1 Name of Principles
These Principles are the Residential Care Subsidy Amendment Principles 2003 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
These Principles commence on 1 September 2003.
3 Amendment of Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997
Schedule 1 amends the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997.
Schedule 1 Amendments
(section 3)
[1] Section 21.10
omit
must
insert
may
[2] Section 21.11
omit
on:
insert
on any one or more of the following:
[3] Paragraphs 21.11 (1) (a) and (b)
omit
or
[4] Paragraph 21.11 (1) (c)
substitute
(c) whether, on a particular day, the care recipient has already been provided with the maximum number of days of respite care permitted under section 21.18;
(d) for a care recipient the appraisal, or reappraisal, of whom is received by the Secretary outside the appraisal period or reappraisal period — the circumstances of the late receipt by the Secretary.
[5] Subsection 21.11 (2)
substitute
(2) Paragraph (1) (d) has effect in relation only to:
(a) an appraisal period that begins on or after 1 September 2003; and
(b) a reappraisal period that ends on or after 1 October 2003 (that is, the reappraisal period for a classification whose expiry date is 1 September 2003 or later).
(3) For this section:
appraisal period means the period mentioned in paragraph 26-1 (a) or (b) of the Act, as applicable.
reappraisal period means the period mentioned in paragraph 28-3 (1) (a) or (b) or 28-3 (2) (c) or (d) of the Act, as applicable.