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Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Amendment (Removal of Certification and Other Measures) Determination 2015
I, Mitch Fifield, Assistant Minister for Social Services, make the following determination.
Dated 26 June 2015
Mitch Fifield
Assistant Minister for Social Services
 
  
  
Contents
1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1
3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1
4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1
Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                                          2
Part 1—Amendments relating to removal of certification                                                    2
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014    2
Part 2—Amendments relating to primary supplements                                                          4
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014    4
 
1  Name
                   This is the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Amendment (Removal of Certification and Other Measures) Determination 2015.
2  Commencement
             (1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
 
Commencement information

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details

1.  The whole of this instrument
The day after this instrument is registered.
 

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
             (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
3  Authority
                   This instrument is made under subsections 44‑5A(3), 44‑6(4) and 44‑12(3) of the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997.
4  Schedules
                   Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Part 1—Amendments relating to removal of certification
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014
1  Section 20
Insert:
certified, in relation to a relevant residential care service, means certified under Part 2.6 of the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force before 17 October 2014.
2  At the end of Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 2
Add:
23A  Amount of concessional resident supplement for certain care recipients who entered relevant residential care service before 17 October 2014
             (1)  Despite section 21, the amount of the concessional resident supplement for a day for an eligible concessional resident is nil if:
                     (a)  the eligible concessional resident entered the relevant residential care service in question before 17 October 2014; and
                     (b)  on the day of entry, the service was not certified.
             (2)  Despite section 22, the amount of the concessional resident supplement for a day for an eligible assisted resident is nil if:
                     (a)  the eligible assisted resident entered the relevant residential care service in question before 17 October 2014; and
                     (b)  on the day of entry, the service was not certified.
3  Section 29 (definition of certified residential care service)
Repeal the definition.
4  Subsections 30(2) and (3)
Repeal the subsections, substitute:
             (2)  The amount of the respite supplement for the day for the care recipient is $36.57.
5  Subsection 31(2) (heading)
Repeal the heading.
6  Subsection 31(2)
Omit “If the care recipient is being provided with residential care through a certified residential care service, the amount”, substitute “The amount”.
7  Subsection 31(3)
Repeal the subsection.
8  Subsection 31(4)
Omit “or (3)(b) (as the case requires)”.
Part 2—Amendments relating to primary supplements
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014
9  Section 5
Insert:
newly built residential care service has the meaning given by section 50 of the Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014.
10  Section 5 (definition of new resident)
Repeal the definition.
11  Section 5
Insert:
relevant resident has the same meaning as in the Subsidy Principles 2014.
significantly refurbished residential care service has the same meaning as in the Subsidy Principles 2014.
12  Section 14
Repeal the following definitions:
                     (a)  definition of newly built residential care service;
                     (b)  definition of significantly refurbished residential care service.
13  Subsection 15(1)
Omit “in relation to the supported resident is”, substitute “in relation to the supported resident meets the building requirements specified in Schedule 1 to the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Principles 2014 and is”.
14  Subsection 15(3)
Omit “paragraph (1)(a) or (b), or subsection (2), on the day”, substitute “subsection (1) or (2) on the day.”.
15  Subparagraphs 16(2)(a)(i) and (ii)
Repeal the subparagraphs, substitute:
                              (i)  more than 40% of care recipients to whom the relevant residential care service provides residential care, who are both post‑2008 reform residents and relevant residents, are low‑means care recipients or supported residents;
                             (ii)  more than 40% of relevant residents to whom the relevant residential care service provides residential care are assisted residents, concessional residents, low‑means care recipients or supported residents; or
16  Subparagraphs 17(3)(a)(i) and (ii)
Repeal the subparagraphs, substitute:
                              (i)  more than 40% of care recipients to whom the relevant residential care service provides residential care, who are both post‑2008 reform residents and relevant residents, are low‑means care recipients or supported residents;
                             (ii)  more than 40% of relevant residents to whom the relevant residential care service provides residential care are assisted residents, concessional residents, low‑means care recipients or supported residents; or
17  Section 20
Repeal the following definitions:
                     (a)  definition of newly built residential care service;
                     (b)  definition of significantly refurbished residential care service.
18  Paragraph 21(1)(b)
Omit “the new residents”, substitute “relevant residents”.
19  Paragraph 21(1)(b)
Omit “(other than respite care)”.
20  Paragraph 21(2)(b)
Omit “the new residents”, substitute “relevant residents”.
21  Paragraph 21(2)(b)
Omit “(other than respite care)”.
22  Paragraph 22(1)(b)
Omit “the new residents”, substitute “relevant residents”.
23  Paragraph 22(1)(b)
Omit “(other than respite care)”.