Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 112 of 1997 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 23 January 2012
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 141 of 2011
The text of any of those
amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may
be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of
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Attorney-General's Department, Canberra
Contents
Chapter 1--Introduction 1
Division 1--Preliminary matters 1
1-1......... Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1
1-2......... Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
1-3......... Identifying defined terms .................................................................... 1
1-4......... Tables of Divisions and Subdivisions do not form part of this Act .... 2
Division 2--Objects 3
2-1......... The objects of this Act ........................................................................ 3
Division 3--Overview of this Act 5
3-1......... General ................................................................................................ 5
3-2......... Preliminary matters relating to subsidies (Chapter 2) .......................... 5
3-3......... Subsidies (Chapter 3) .......................................................................... 5
3-4......... Responsibilities of approved providers (Chapter 4) ............................ 6
3-5......... Grants (Chapter 5) .............................................................................. 6
3-6......... The structure of this Act ...................................................................... 6
Division 4--Application of this Act 8
4-1......... Application of this Act ........................................................................ 8
4-2......... Binding the Crown .............................................................................. 8
Chapter 2--Preliminary matters relating to subsidies 9
Division 5--Introduction 9
5-1......... What this Chapter is about .................................................................. 9
5-2......... Which approvals etc. may be relevant ............................................... 10
Part 2.1--Approval of providers 11
Division 6--Introduction 11
6-1......... What this Part is about ...................................................................... 11
6-2......... The Approved Provider Principles .................................................... 11
Division 7--What is the significance of approval as a provider of aged care? 12
7-1......... Pre-conditions to receiving subsidy .................................................. 12
7-2......... Approvals may be restricted .............................................................. 12
Division 8--How does a person become an approved provider? 13
8-1......... Approval as a provider of aged care .................................................. 13
8-2......... Applications for approval .................................................................. 14
8-3......... Suitability of people to provide aged care .......................................... 15
8-3A...... Meaning of key personnel ................................................................. 16
8-4......... Requests for further information ....................................................... 17
8-5......... Notification of Secretary's determination .......................................... 18
8-6......... States, Territories and local government taken to be approved providers 20
Division 9--What obligations arise from being an approved provider? 21
9-1......... Obligation to notify certain changes .................................................. 21
9-2......... Obligation to give information relevant to an approved provider's status when requested 22
9-3......... Obligation to give information relevant to payments under this Act .. 24
9-3A...... Obligation to give information relating to accommodation bonds, entry contributions etc. 24
9-3B...... Obligation to give information about ability to refund accommodation bond balances 25
9-4......... Obligations while approval is suspended .......................................... 27
Division 10--When does an approval cease to have effect? 28
10-1....... Cessation of approvals ...................................................................... 28
10-2....... Approval lapses if no allocated places ............................................... 28
10-3....... Revocation of approval ..................................................................... 28
Division 10A--Disqualified individuals 31
10A-1.... Meaning of disqualified individual .................................................... 31
10A-2.... Disqualified individual must not be one of the key personnel of an approved provider 32
10A-3.... Remedial orders ................................................................................ 33
Part 2.2--Allocation of places 35
Division 11--Introduction 35
11-1....... What this Part is about ...................................................................... 35
11-2....... The Allocation Principles .................................................................. 35
11-3....... Meaning of people with special needs ............................................... 36
11-4....... Explanation of the allocation process ................................................ 36
Division 12--How does the Commonwealth plan its allocations of places? 38
12-1....... The planning process ........................................................................ 38
12-2....... Objectives of the planning process .................................................... 38
12-3....... Minister to determine the number of places available for allocation .. 38
12-4....... Distributing available places among regions ..................................... 39
12-5....... Determining proportion of care to be provided to certain groups of people 39
12-6....... Regions ............................................................................................. 40
12-7....... Aged Care Planning Advisory Committees ...................................... 40
Division 13--How do people apply for allocations of places? 42
13-1....... Applications for allocations of places ................................................ 42
13-2....... Invitation to apply ............................................................................. 42
13-3....... Application fee .................................................................................. 43
13-4....... Requests for further information ....................................................... 43
Division 14--How are allocations of places decided? 45
14-1....... Allocation of places ........................................................................... 45
14-2....... Competitive assessment of applications for allocations ..................... 46
14-3....... Compliance with the invitation .......................................................... 47
14-4....... Waiver of requirements ..................................................................... 47
14-5....... Conditions relating to particular allocations ....................................... 48
14-6....... Conditions relating to allocations generally ....................................... 51
14-7....... Allocation of places to services with extra service status .................. 51
14-8....... Notification of allocation ................................................................... 52
14-9....... Allocations in situations of emergency .............................................. 52
Division 15--When do allocations of places take effect? 54
15-1....... When allocations take effect .............................................................. 54
15-2....... Provisional allocations ...................................................................... 54
15-3....... Applications for determinations ........................................................ 54
15-4....... Variation or revocation of provisional allocations ............................. 55
15-5....... Variation of provisional allocations on application ............................ 56
15-6....... Surrendering provisional allocations ................................................. 57
15-7....... Provisional allocation periods ........................................................... 57
Division 16--How are allocated places transferred from one person to another? 59
Subdivision 16-A--Transfer of places other than provisionally allocated places 59
16-1A.... Application of this Subdivision ......................................................... 59
16-1....... Transfer of places .............................................................................. 59
16-2....... Applications for transfer of places .................................................... 60
16-3....... Requests for further information ....................................................... 62
16-4....... Consideration of applications ............................................................ 62
16-5....... Time limit for decisions on applications ............................................ 64
16-6....... Notice of decision on transfer ........................................................... 64
16-7....... Transfer day ...................................................................................... 65
16-8....... Transfer of places to service with extra service status ....................... 66
16-9....... Information to be given to transferee ................................................. 66
16-10..... Transferors to provide transferee with certain records ...................... 67
16-11..... Effect of transfer on certain matters ................................................... 68
Subdivision 16-B--Transfer of provisionally allocated places 68
16-12..... Application of this Subdivision ......................................................... 68
16-13..... Transfer of provisionally allocated places ......................................... 69
16-14..... Applications for transfer of provisionally allocated places ................ 70
16-15..... Requests for further information ....................................................... 72
16-16..... Consideration of applications ............................................................ 72
16-17..... Time limit for decisions on applications ............................................ 74
16-18..... Notice of decision on transfer ........................................................... 74
16-19..... Transfer day ...................................................................................... 75
16-20..... Transfer of places to service with extra service status ....................... 76
16-21..... Information to be given to transferee ................................................. 77
Division 17--How are the conditions for allocations of places varied? 78
17-1....... Variation of allocations ..................................................................... 78
17-2....... Applications for variation of allocations ............................................ 78
17-3....... Requests for further information ....................................................... 80
17-4....... Consideration of applications ............................................................ 80
17-5....... Time limit for decisions on applications ............................................ 81
17-6....... Notice of decisions ............................................................................ 81
17-7....... Variation day ..................................................................................... 81
17-8....... Variation involving relocation of places to service with extra service status 82
Division 18--When do allocations cease to have effect? 84
18-1....... Cessation of allocations ..................................................................... 84
18-2....... Relinquishing places ......................................................................... 84
18-3....... Proposals relating to the care needs of care recipients ....................... 85
18-4....... Approved providers' obligations relating to the care needs of care recipients 86
18-5....... Revocation of unused allocations of places ....................................... 86
Part 2.3--Approval of care recipients 88
Division 19--Introduction 88
19-1....... What this Part is about ...................................................................... 88
19-2....... The Approval of Care Recipients Principles ..................................... 88
Division 20--What is the significance of approval as a care recipient? 89
20-1....... Care recipients must be approved before subsidy can be paid ........... 89
20-2....... Effect of limitation of approvals ........................................................ 89
Division 21--Who is eligible for approval as a care recipient? 90
21-1....... Eligibility for approval ...................................................................... 90
21-2....... Eligibility to receive residential care .................................................. 90
21-3....... Eligibility to receive community care ................................................. 90
21-4....... Eligibility to receive flexible care ....................................................... 91
Division 22--How does a person become approved as a care recipient? 92
22-1....... Approval as a care recipient .............................................................. 92
22-2....... Limitation of approvals ..................................................................... 92
22-3....... Applications for approval .................................................................. 93
22-4....... Assessments of care needs ................................................................ 93
22-5....... Date of effect of approval .................................................................. 94
22-6....... Notification of decisions ................................................................... 95
Division 23--When does an approval cease to have effect? 96
23-1....... Expiration, lapse or revocation of approvals ..................................... 96
23-2....... Expiration of time limited approvals .................................................. 96
23-3....... Circumstances in which approval lapses ........................................... 96
23-4....... Revocation of approvals .................................................................... 97
Part 2.4--Classification of care recipients 99
Division 24--Introduction 99
24-1....... What this Part is about ...................................................................... 99
24-2....... The Classification Principles ............................................................. 99
Division 25--How are care recipients classified? 100
25-1....... Classification of care recipients ....................................................... 100
25-2....... Classification levels ......................................................................... 101
25-3....... Appraisals of the level of care needed ............................................. 101
25-4....... Suspending approved providers from making appraisals and reappraisals 103
25-4A.... Stay of suspension agreements ....................................................... 104
25-4B.... Stayed suspension may take effect .................................................. 105
25-4C.... Applications for lifting of suspension ............................................. 106
25-4D.... Requests for further information ..................................................... 106
25-4E.... Notification of Secretary's decision ................................................ 107
25-5....... Authorisation of another person to make appraisals or reappraisals 107
Division 26--When do classifications take effect? 108
26-1....... Appraisals received within the appropriate period--care other than respite care 108
26-2....... Appraisals not received within the appropriate period--care other than respite care 108
26-3....... When respite care classifications take effect .................................... 109
Division 27--Expiry and renewal of classifications 110
27-1....... When do classifications cease to have effect? .................................. 110
27-2....... Expiry dates and reappraisal periods ............................................... 110
27-3....... Reappraisal required by Secretary ................................................... 115
27-4....... Reappraisal at initiative of approved provider ................................. 116
27-5....... Requirements for reappraisals ......................................................... 117
27-6....... Renewal of classifications ............................................................... 118
27-7....... Date of effect of renewal of classification that has an expiry date--reappraisal received during reappraisal period 119
27-8....... Date of effect of renewal of classification that has an expiry date--reappraisal received after reappraisal period 119
27-9....... Date of effect of renewal--reappraisals at initiative of approved provider 120
Division 29--How are classifications changed? 121
29-1....... Changing classifications .................................................................. 121
29-2....... Date of effect of change .................................................................. 121
Part 2.5--Extra service places 122
Division 30--Introduction 122
30-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 122
30-2....... The Extra Service Principles ........................................................... 123
30-3....... Meaning of distinct part .................................................................. 123
Division 31--When is a place an extra service place? 124
31-1....... Extra service place ........................................................................... 124
31-3....... Effect of allocation or transfer of places to services with extra service status 124
Division 32--How is extra service status granted? 125
32-1....... Grants of extra service status .......................................................... 125
32-2....... Invitations to apply .......................................................................... 125
32-3....... Applications for extra service status ................................................ 126
32-4....... Criteria to be considered by Secretary ............................................. 127
32-5....... Competitive assessment of applications .......................................... 129
32-6....... Application fee ................................................................................ 130
32-7....... Maximum proportion of places ....................................................... 130
32-8....... Conditions of grant of extra service status ...................................... 130
32-9....... Notification of extra service status .................................................. 132
Division 33--When does extra service status cease? 133
33-1....... Cessation of extra service status ...................................................... 133
33-3....... Lapsing of extra service status ........................................................ 133
33-4....... Revocation or suspension of extra service status at approved provider's request 134
Division 35--How are extra service fees approved? 135
35-1....... Approval of extra service fees ......................................................... 135
35-2....... Applications for approval ................................................................ 135
35-3....... Rules about amount of extra service fee .......................................... 136
35-4....... Notification of Secretary's decision ................................................ 137
Division 36--When is residential care provided on an extra service basis? 138
36-1....... Provision of residential care on extra service basis ......................... 138
36-2....... Extra service agreements not to be entered under duress etc. .......... 138
36-3....... Contents of extra service agreements .............................................. 139
36-4....... Additional protection for existing residents ..................................... 139
Part 2.6--Certification of residential care services 140
Division 37--Introduction 140
37-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 140
37-2....... The Certification Principles ............................................................. 140
Division 38--How is a residential care service certified? 141
38-1....... Certification of residential care services .......................................... 141
38-2....... Applications for certification ........................................................... 141
38-3....... Suitability of residential care service for certification ...................... 142
38-4....... Secretary may require service to be assessed .................................. 143
38-5....... Requests for further information ..................................................... 143
38-6....... Notification of Secretary's determination ........................................ 143
38-7....... Application fee ................................................................................ 144
Division 39--When does certification cease to have effect? 145
39-1....... Certifications ceasing to have effect ................................................ 145
39-2....... Lapse of certification on change of location of residential care service 145
39-3....... Revocation of certification ............................................................... 145
39-4....... Review of certification .................................................................... 146
39-5....... Revocation of certification on request of approved provider ........... 147
Chapter 3--Subsidies 148
Division 40--Introduction 148
40-1....... What this Chapter is about .............................................................. 148
Part 3.1--Residential care subsidy 149
Division 41--Introduction 149
41-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 149
41-2....... The Residential Care Subsidy Principles ......................................... 149
41-3....... Meaning of residential care ............................................................ 149
Division 42--Who is eligible for residential care subsidy? 151
42-1....... Eligibility for residential care subsidy ............................................. 151
42-2....... Leave from residential care services ................................................ 152
42-3....... Working out periods of leave .......................................................... 153
42-4....... Accreditation requirement ............................................................... 154
42-5....... Determinations allowing for exceptional circumstances .................. 154
42-6....... Revocation of determinations .......................................................... 156
42-7....... Exceeding the number of places for which there is an allocation ..... 157
42-8....... Notice of refusal to pay residential care subsidy ............................. 157
Division 43--How is residential care subsidy paid? 158
43-1....... Payment of residential care subsidy ................................................ 158
43-2....... Meaning of payment period ............................................................ 158
43-3....... Advances ........................................................................................ 158
43-4....... Claims for residential care subsidy .................................................. 159
43-4A.... Variations of claims for residential care subsidy ............................. 160
43-5....... Deductions for fees ......................................................................... 161
43-6....... Capital repayment deductions .......................................................... 161
43-8....... Non-compliance deductions ............................................................ 162
43-9....... Recovery of overpayments .............................................................. 163
Division 44--What is the amount of residential care subsidy? 164
44-1....... What this Division is about ............................................................. 164
Subdivision 44-A--Working out the amount of residential care subsidy 164
44-2....... Amount of residential care subsidy ................................................. 164
Subdivision 44-B--The basic subsidy amount 165
44-3....... The basic subsidy amount ............................................................... 165
Subdivision 44-C--Primary supplements 166
44-5....... Primary supplements ....................................................................... 166
44-5A.... The accommodation supplement ..................................................... 167
44-5B.... Meaning of supported resident ....................................................... 168
44-5C.... Meaning of post-2008 reform resident ........................................... 168
44-5D.... Meaning of pre-2008 reform resident ............................................ 168
44-5E.... Meaning of pre-entry leave ............................................................. 169
44-6....... The concessional resident supplement ............................................. 170
44-7....... Meaning of concessional resident ................................................... 171
44-8....... Meaning of assisted resident .......................................................... 173
44-8AA. Determinations for sections 44-7 and 44-8 ..................................... 176
44-8AB. Determination of value of person's assets ....................................... 178
44-8A.... The charge exempt resident supplement .......................................... 179
44-8B.... Meaning of charge exempt resident ................................................ 180
44-9....... Person taken not to be a supported resident, a concessional resident or an assisted resident if asset information not provided .......................................................................................... 181
44-10..... How to work out the value of a person's assets .............................. 181
44-11..... Definitions relating to supported residents, concessional residents and assisted residents 184
44-12..... The respite supplement .................................................................... 186
44-13..... The oxygen supplement .................................................................. 187
44-14..... The enteral feeding supplement ....................................................... 188
44-15..... Requests for further information ..................................................... 189
44-16..... Additional primary supplements ..................................................... 190
Subdivision 44-D--Reductions in subsidy 190
44-17..... Reductions in subsidy ..................................................................... 190
44-18..... The extra service reduction .............................................................. 190
44-19..... The adjusted subsidy reduction ....................................................... 191
44-20..... The compensation payment reduction ............................................. 191
Subdivision 44-E--The income test 194
44-21..... The income test ............................................................................... 194
44-22..... Daily income tested reduction taken to be zero in some circumstances 195
44-23..... Effect on daily income tested reduction of failure to give requested information 196
44-24..... The care recipient's total assessable income ................................... 197
44-26..... The care recipient's total assessable income free area .................... 201
Subdivision 44-F--Other supplements 203
44-27..... Other supplements .......................................................................... 203
44-28..... The pensioner supplement ............................................................... 203
44-29..... The viability supplement ................................................................. 206
44-30..... The hardship supplement ................................................................ 208
44-31..... Determining cases of financial hardship .......................................... 209
44-32..... The resident contribution top up supplement ................................... 210
Part 3.2--Community care subsidy 211
Division 45--Introduction 211
45-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 211
45-2....... The Community Care Subsidy Principles ....................................... 211
45-3....... Meaning of community care ........................................................... 211
Division 46--Who is eligible for community care subsidy? 212
46-1....... Eligibility for community care subsidy ............................................ 212
46-2....... Suspension of community care services .......................................... 212
46-3....... Exceeding the number of places for which there is an allocation ..... 214
46-4....... Notice of refusal to pay community care subsidy ............................ 214
Division 47--On what basis is community care subsidy paid? 215
47-1....... Payability of community care subsidy ............................................. 215
47-2....... Meaning of payment period ............................................................ 215
47-3....... Advances ........................................................................................ 215
47-4....... Claims for community care subsidy ................................................ 216
47-4A.... Variations of claims for community care subsidy ........................... 217
47-5....... Recovery of overpayments .............................................................. 217
Division 48--What is the amount of community care subsidy? 218
48-1....... Amount of community care subsidy ............................................... 218
Part 3.3--Flexible care subsidy 219
Division 49--Introduction 219
49-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 219
49-2....... The Flexible Care Subsidy Principles ............................................. 219
49-3....... Meaning of flexible care .................................................................. 219
Division 50--Who is eligible for flexible care subsidy? 220
50-1....... Eligibility for flexible care subsidy .................................................. 220
50-2....... Kinds of care for which flexible care subsidy may be payable ........ 220
50-3....... Exceeding the number of places for which there is an allocation ..... 221
50-4....... Notice of refusal to pay flexible care subsidy .................................. 222
Division 51--On what basis is flexible care subsidy paid? 223
51-1....... Payment of flexible care subsidy ..................................................... 223
Division 52--What is the amount of flexible care subsidy? 224
52-1....... Amounts of flexible care subsidy .................................................... 224
Chapter 4--Responsibilities of approved providers 225
Division 53--Introduction 225
53-1....... What this Chapter is about .............................................................. 225
53-2....... Failure to meet responsibilities does not have consequences apart from under this Act 225
Part 4.1--Quality of care 227
Division 54--Quality of care 227
54-1....... Responsibilities of approved providers ........................................... 227
54-2....... Accreditation Standards .................................................................. 228
54-4....... Community Care Standards ............................................................ 228
54-5....... Flexible Care Standards .................................................................. 229
Part 4.2--User rights 230
Division 55--Introduction 230
55-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 230
55-2....... The User Rights Principles ............................................................. 230
Division 56--What are the general responsibilities relating to user rights? 231
56-1....... Responsibilities of approved providers--residential care ................ 231
56-2....... Responsibilities of approved providers--community care .............. 233
56-3....... Responsibilities of approved providers--flexible care .................... 234
56-4....... Complaints resolution mechanisms ................................................. 235
56-5....... Extent to which responsibilities apply ............................................. 236
Division 57--What are the responsibilities relating to accommodation bonds and entry contributions? 237
57-1....... What this Division is about ............................................................. 237
Subdivision 57-A--The basic rules 238
57-2....... Basic rules about accommodation bonds ......................................... 238
Subdivision 57-B--Prudential requirements 240
57-3....... Compliance with prudential requirements ....................................... 240
57-4....... Prudential Standards ....................................................................... 240
Subdivision 57-C--Accommodation bond agreements 241
57-9....... Contents of accommodation bond agreements ................................ 241
57-10..... Accommodation bond agreements may be incorporated into other agreements 242
57-11..... Agreements cannot affect requirements of this Division ................. 243
Subdivision 57-D--Amounts of accommodation bonds 243
57-12..... Maximum amount of accommodation bond .................................... 243
57-13..... Maximum amount of accommodation bond if care recipient moves between certain aged care services 245
57-14..... Accommodation bond in cases of financial hardship ...................... 246
57-15..... Revocation of determinations of financial hardship ......................... 247
Subdivision 57-E--Payment of accommodation bonds 248
57-16..... Period for payment of accommodation bond ................................... 248
57-17..... Payment of an accommodation bond by periodic payments ............ 249
Subdivision 57-EA--Permitted use of accommodation bonds 250
57-17A.. Permitted use of accommodation bonds .......................................... 250
57-17B.. Offences relating to non-permitted use of accommodation bonds ... 252
Subdivision 57-F--Rights of approved providers 253
57-18..... Approved provider may retain income derived ............................... 253
57-19..... Amounts to be deducted from accommodation bond balance .......... 255
57-20..... Retention amounts ........................................................................... 255
Subdivision 57-G--Refunds 257
57-21..... Refunding of accommodation bond balance--approved providers . 257
57-21AARefunding of accommodation bond balance--former
approved providers
......................................................................... 258
57-21A.. Payment of interest on accommodation bond balance ..................... 260
57-21B.. Payment of interest on entry contribution balance ........................... 260
57-22..... Delaying refunds to secure re-entry ................................................ 260
Subdivision 57-H--Charging an accommodation bond instead of an accommodation charge 261
57-23..... Charging an accommodation bond instead of an accommodation charge 261
Division 57A--What are the responsibilities relating to accommodation charges? 263
57A-1.... What this Division is about ............................................................. 263
Subdivision 57A-A--The basic rules 263
57A-2.... Basic rules about accommodation charges ...................................... 263
Subdivision 57A-B--Accommodation charge agreements 265
57A-3.... Contents of accommodation charge agreements .............................. 265
57A-4.... Accommodation charge agreements may be incorporated into other agreements 266
57A-5.... Agreements cannot affect requirements of this Division ................. 267
Subdivision 57A-C--Daily accrual amounts of accommodation charges 267
57A-6.... Maximum daily accrual amount of accommodation charge ............. 267
57A-7.... Accommodation charge not to accrue after provision of care has ceased 269
57A-8.... Accommodation charge not to accrue while residential service not certified 269
57A-8A. Maximum amount of accommodation charge if care recipient moves between aged care services 269
57A-9.... Accommodation charge in cases of financial hardship .................... 269
57A-10.. Revocation of determinations of financial hardship ......................... 271
Subdivision 57A-D--Payment of accommodation charges 272
57A-11.. Accommodation charge may be payable not more than one month in advance 272
57A-12.. Approved provider may charge interest .......................................... 272
Division 58--What are the responsibilities relating to resident fees? 274
58-1....... Responsibilities relating to resident fees .......................................... 274
58-2....... Maximum daily amount of resident fees ......................................... 274
58-3....... Standard resident contribution ......................................................... 275
58-3A.... Meaning of pre-September 2009 resident and post-September 2009 resident 276
58-3B.... Standard resident contribution--protected residents ....................... 277
58-3C.... Standard resident contribution--certain pre-2008 reform residents 278
58-4....... Standard resident contribution--phased residents ........................... 280
58-5....... Extra service amount ....................................................................... 282
58-6....... Maximum daily amount of resident fees for reserving a place ........ 282
Division 59--What are the requirements for resident agreements? 284
59-1....... Requirements for resident agreements ............................................. 284
Division 60--What are the responsibilities relating to community care fees? 286
60-1....... Responsibilities relating to community care fees ............................. 286
60-2....... Maximum daily amount of community care fees ............................. 286
Division 61--What are the requirements for community care agreements? 288
61-1....... Requirements for community care agreements ................................ 288
Division 62--What are the responsibilities relating to protection of personal information? 290
62-1....... Responsibilities relating to protection of personal information ........ 290
62-2....... Giving personal information to courts etc. ...................................... 291
Part 4.3--Accountability etc. 292
Division 63--Accountability etc. 292
63-1....... Responsibilities of approved providers ........................................... 292
63-1AA. Responsibilities relating to alleged and suspected assaults .............. 293
63-1A.... Responsibility relating to the basic suitability of key personnel ...... 296
63-1B.... Responsibility relating to recording entry of new residents ............. 297
63-1C.... Responsibility relating to circumstances materially affecting an approved provider's suitability to provide aged care ........................................................................................................ 297
63-2....... Annual report on the operation of the Act ....................................... 297
Part 4.4--Consequences of non-compliance 299
Division 64--Introduction 299
64-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 299
64-2....... The Sanctions Principles ................................................................. 299
Division 65--When can sanctions be imposed? 300
65-1....... Imposition of sanctions ................................................................... 300
65-2....... Appropriateness of imposing sanctions .......................................... 300
Division 66--What sanctions can be imposed? 301
66-1....... Sanctions that may be imposed ....................................................... 301
66-2....... Agreement to certain matters in lieu of revocation of approved provider status 302
Division 66A--Establishment of administrator panel and adviser panel 304
66A-1.... Establishment of administrator panel and adviser panel .................. 304
66A-2.... Appointment of advisers ................................................................. 305
66A-3.... Appointment of administrators ........................................................ 305
66A-4.... Powers of administrators and advisers ............................................ 306
66A-5.... Interpretation ................................................................................... 307
Division 67--How are sanctions imposed? 308
67-1....... Procedure for imposing sanctions ................................................... 308
67-2....... Notice of non-compliance ............................................................... 308
67-3....... Notice of intention to impose sanctions ........................................... 309
67-4....... Notice to remedy non-compliance ................................................... 310
67-5....... Notice of decision on whether to impose sanctions ......................... 311
Division 67A--When do sanctions take effect? 313
67A-1.... When this Division applies ............................................................. 313
67A-2.... Basic rule--sanction takes effect at the section 67-5 notice time ..... 313
67A-3.... Exceptions to the basic rule ............................................................. 313
67A-4.... Deferral to a later time ..................................................................... 313
67A-5.... Progressive revocation or suspension of allocation of places .......... 314
67A-6.... This Division has effect subject to section 66-2 .............................. 315
Division 68--When do sanctions cease to apply? 316
68-1....... Sanctions cease to apply .................................................................. 316
68-2....... Sanction period ............................................................................... 316
68-3....... Lifting of sanctions ......................................................................... 317
68-4....... Applications for lifting of sanctions ................................................ 317
68-5....... Requests for further information ..................................................... 317
68-6....... Notification of Secretary's decision ................................................ 318
Chapter 5--Grants 319
Division 69--Introduction 319
69-1....... What this Chapter is about .............................................................. 319
Part 5.1--Residential care grants 320
Division 70--Introduction 320
70-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 320
70-2....... The Residential Care Grant Principles ............................................. 320
70-3....... Meaning of capital works costs ...................................................... 320
Division 71--How do people apply for allocations of residential care grants? 322
71-1....... Applications for residential care grants ........................................... 322
71-2....... Invitation to apply ........................................................................... 322
71-3....... Requests for further information ..................................................... 323
Division 72--How are residential care grants allocated? 324
72-1....... Allocation of residential care grants ................................................ 324
72-2....... Criteria for allocations ..................................................................... 325
72-3....... Meeting the needs of people with special needs .............................. 325
72-4....... Compliance with the invitation ........................................................ 326
72-5....... Waiver of requirements ................................................................... 326
72-6....... Notification of allocation ................................................................. 327
72-7....... Notice to unsuccessful applicants .................................................... 327
Division 73--On what basis are residential care grants paid? 328
73-1....... Basis on which residential care grants are paid ............................... 328
73-2....... Conditions of residential care grants ............................................... 328
73-3....... Grants payable only if certain conditions met .................................. 329
73-4....... Variation or revocation of allocations .............................................. 330
73-5....... Variation of allocations on application of approved provider .......... 331
73-6....... Agreement taken to be varied .......................................................... 331
73-7....... Appropriation .................................................................................. 331
Division 74--How much is a residential care grant? 332
74-1....... The amount of a residential care grant ............................................. 332
Part 5.2--Community care grants 333
Division 75--Introduction 333
75-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 333
75-2....... The Community Care Grant Principles ........................................... 333
Division 76--How are community care grants allocated? 334
76-1....... Allocation of community care grants ............................................... 334
76-2....... Criteria for allocations ..................................................................... 334
76-3....... Applications for community care grants .......................................... 335
76-4....... Notification of allocation ................................................................. 335
76-5....... Notice to unsuccessful applicants .................................................... 336
Division 77--On what basis are community care grants paid? 337
77-1....... Basis on which community care grants are paid .............................. 337
77-2....... Conditions of community care grants .............................................. 337
77-3....... Grants payable only if certain conditions met .................................. 338
77-4....... Variation or revocation of allocations .............................................. 338
77-5....... Variation of allocations on application of approved provider .......... 339
77-6....... Agreement taken to be varied .......................................................... 340
77-7....... Appropriation .................................................................................. 340
Division 78--How much is a community care grant? 341
78-1....... The amount of a community care grant ........................................... 341
Part 5.2A--Flexible care grants 342
Division 78A--Introduction 342
78A-1.... What this Part is about .................................................................... 342
78A-2.... The Flexible Care Grant Principles ................................................. 342
Division 78B--How are flexible care grants allocated? 343
78B-1.... Allocation of flexible care grants ..................................................... 343
78B-2.... Criteria for allocations ..................................................................... 343
78B-3.... Applications for flexible care grants ................................................ 344
78B-4.... Notification of allocation ................................................................. 344
78B-5.... Notice to unsuccessful applicants .................................................... 345
Division 78C--On what basis are flexible care grants paid? 346
78C-1.... Basis on which flexible care grants are paid .................................... 346
78C-2.... Conditions of flexible care grants .................................................... 346
78C-3.... Grants payable only if certain conditions met .................................. 347
78C-4.... Variation or revocation of allocations .............................................. 347
78C-5.... Variation of allocations on application of approved provider .......... 348
78C-6.... Agreement taken to be varied .......................................................... 349
78C-7.... Appropriation .................................................................................. 349
Division 78D--How much is a flexible care grant? 350
78D-1.... The amount of a flexible care grant ................................................. 350
Part 5.3--Assessment grants 351
Division 79--Assessment grants 351
79-1....... Assessment grants .......................................................................... 351
79-2....... Conditions of assessment grants ..................................................... 351
79-3....... Appropriation .................................................................................. 352
Part 5.4--Accreditation grants 353
Division 80--Accreditation grants 353
80-1....... Accreditation grants ........................................................................ 353
80-2....... Conditions of accreditation grants ................................................... 354
80-3....... Appropriation .................................................................................. 355
Part 5.5--Advocacy grants 356
Division 81--Advocacy grants 356
81-1....... Advocacy grants ............................................................................. 356
81-2....... Applications for advocacy grants .................................................... 356
81-3....... Deciding whether to make advocacy grants .................................... 357
81-4....... Conditions of advocacy grants ........................................................ 357
81-5....... Appropriation .................................................................................. 358
Part 5.6--Community visitors grants 359
Division 82--Community visitors grants 359
82-1....... Community visitors grants .............................................................. 359
82-2....... Applications for community visitors grants .................................... 359
82-3....... Deciding whether to make community visitors grants ..................... 360
82-4....... Conditions of community visitors grants ........................................ 360
82-5....... Appropriation .................................................................................. 361
Part 5.7--Other grants 362
Division 83--Other grants 362
83-1....... Other grants .................................................................................... 362
83-2....... Conditions of other grants ............................................................... 362
83-3....... Appropriation .................................................................................. 362
Chapter 6--Administration 363
Division 84--Introduction 363
84-1....... What this Chapter is about .............................................................. 363
Part 6.1--Reconsideration and review of decisions 364
Division 85--Reconsideration and review of decisions 364
85-1....... Reviewable decisions ...................................................................... 364
85-2....... Deadlines for making reviewable decisions .................................... 370
85-3....... Secretary must give reasons for reviewable decisions ..................... 371
85-4....... Secretary may reconsider reviewable decisions ............................... 371
85-5....... Reconsideration of reviewable decisions ......................................... 372
85-6....... Date of effect of certain decisions made under section 1239 of the Social Security Act 1991 373
85-7....... Date of effect of certain decisions made under section 1243 of the Social Security Act 1991 374
85-8....... AAT review of reviewable decisions .............................................. 375
Part 6.2--Protection of information 376
Division 86--Protection of information 376
86-1....... Meaning of protected information .................................................. 376
86-2....... Use of protected information ........................................................... 376
86-3....... Disclosure of protected information for other purposes .................. 377
86-4....... Disclosure of protected information by people conducting assessments 378
86-5....... Limits on use of protected information disclosed by Secretary ....... 379
86-6....... Limits on use of protected information disclosed under certain legislation 379
86-7....... Limits on use of protected information by certain Departments ...... 380
86-8....... Disclosure to court .......................................................................... 380
86-9....... Information about an aged care service ........................................... 381
Part 6.3--Record keeping 383
Division 87--Introduction 383
87-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 383
87-2....... Records Principles .......................................................................... 383
87-3....... Failure to meet obligations does not have consequences apart from under this Act 383
Division 88--What records must an approved provider keep? 385
88-1....... Approved provider to keep and retain certain records ..................... 385
88-2....... Approved providers to keep records specified in Records Principles 386
88-3....... False or misleading records ............................................................. 387
Division 89--What records must a person who was an approved provider retain? 388
89-1....... Former approved provider to retain records .................................... 388
Part 6.4--Powers of officers 389
Division 90--Introduction 389
90-1....... What this Part is about .................................................................... 389
90-2....... Failure to meet obligations does not have consequences apart from under this Act 389
90-3....... Meaning of authorised officer ......................................................... 390
90-4....... Meaning of monitoring powers ...................................................... 390
Division 91--What powers can be exercised with an occupier's consent? 392
91-1....... Power to enter premises with occupier's consent to monitor compliance 392
91-2....... Power to ask people to answer questions etc. ................................. 393
91-3....... Occupier of premises to assist authorised officers .......................... 394
Division 92--What powers can be exercised without an occupier's consent? 395
92-1....... Circumstances in which the powers in this Division can be exercised 395
92-2....... Monitoring warrants ....................................................................... 395
92-3....... Offence-related warrants ................................................................. 396
92-4....... Warrants may be granted by telephone etc. ..................................... 398
92-5....... Seizures without offence-related warrant in emergency situations .. 400
92-6....... Discovery of evidence ..................................................................... 401
92-7....... Power to require people to answer questions etc. ............................ 402
92-8....... Person on premises to assist authorised officers ............................. 403
Division 93--What powers are there to examine people and obtain documents? 404
93-1....... Secretary's power to obtain information and documents ................. 404
93-2....... Self-incrimination ............................................................................ 405
93-4....... Authorised officers may examine on oath or affirmation ................ 405
Division 94--What are the obligations relating to identity cards? 407
94-1....... Identity cards for authorised officers ............................................... 407
94-2....... Return of identity cards issued to authorised officers ...................... 407
Part 6.4A--Complaints 408
Division 94A--Complaints Principles 408
94A-1.... Complaints Principles ..................................................................... 408
Part 6.5--Recovery of overpayments 410
Division 95--Recovery of overpayments 410
95-1....... Recoverable amounts ...................................................................... 410
95-2....... Recoverable amount is a debt .......................................................... 410
95-3....... Recovery by deductions from amounts payable to debtor ............... 410
95-4....... Recovery where there is a transfer of places ................................... 410
95-5....... Refund to transferee if Commonwealth makes double recovery ..... 411
95-6....... Write-off and waiver of debt ........................................................... 411
Part 6.6--Aged Care Commissioner 412
Division 95A--Aged Care Commissioner 412
95A-1.... Aged Care Commissioner ............................................................... 412
95A-2.... Appointment ................................................................................... 413
95A-3.... Acting appointments ....................................................................... 413
95A-4.... Remuneration .................................................................................. 413
95A-5.... Leave of absence ............................................................................. 414
95A-6.... Other terms and conditions ............................................................. 414
95A-7.... Restrictions on outside employment ................................................ 414
95A-8.... Disclosure of interests ..................................................................... 415
95A-9.... Resignation ..................................................................................... 415
95A-10.. Termination of appointment ............................................................ 415
95A-11.. Delegations of Aged Care Commissioner's functions .................... 416
95A-12.. Annual report .................................................................................. 416
Chapter 7--Miscellaneous 418
Division 96--Miscellaneous 418
96-1....... Principles ........................................................................................ 418
96-2....... Delegations of Secretary's powers and functions ........................... 419
96-3....... Committees ..................................................................................... 422
96-4....... Care provided on behalf of an approved provider ........................... 422
96-5....... Care recipients etc. lacking capacity to enter agreements ................. 422
96-6....... Applications etc. on behalf of care recipients .................................. 423
96-7....... Withdrawal of applications .............................................................. 423
96-8....... Protection for reporting reportable assaults ..................................... 423
96-9....... Application of the Criminal Code ................................................... 426
96-10..... Appropriation .................................................................................. 426
96-11..... Minister may give general policy directions .................................... 427
96-13..... Regulations ..................................................................................... 427
Schedule 1--Dictionary 428
1............ Definitions ...................................................................................... 428
Notes 437
An Act relating to aged care, and for other purposes
Notes to
the
Aged Care Act 1997 Note 1 The Aged Care Act 1997 as shown in this compilation
comprises Act No. 112, 1997 amended as indicated in the Tables below. For transitional provisions see the Aged Care
(Consequential Provisions) Act 1997 (No. 114, 1997) (as amended). For all other relevant information pertaining to application,
saving or transitional provisions see Table A. Table of Acts
|
Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
|
112, 1997 |
7 July 1997 |
Ss. 2-1 to 96-13 and Schedule 1: 1 Oct 1997 (see
Gazette 1997, No. GN37) |
|
|
|
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 |
87, 1997 |
27 June 1997 |
Schedules 1-3: 1 Jan 1998 |
-- |
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
132, 1999 |
13 Oct 1999 |
Schedule 4 (items 1-4): (a) |
-- |
|
|
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998 |
45, 1998 |
17 June 1998 |
Schedule 13 (items 1-3): 1 July 1998 (b) |
Sch. 13 (item 3) |
|
122, 1998 |
21 Dec 1998 |
21 Dec 1998 |
-- |
|
|
A New Tax System (Aged Care Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999 |
58, 1999 |
8 July 1999 |
Schedule 1: 1 July 2000 (see s. 2(2)) |
-- |
|
132, 1999 |
13 Oct 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 1-49): 21 Oct 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S496) (c) |
-- |
|
|
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
146, 1999 |
11 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 1 (item 56): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (d) |
-- |
|
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 |
137, 2000 |
24 Nov 2000 |
Ss. 1-3, Schedule 1
(items 1, 4, 6, 7, |
Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) |
|
158, 2000 |
21 Dec 2000 |
Schedule 1 (items |
Sch. 1 (item 10) |
|
|
Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
111, 2001 |
17 Sept 2001 |
17 Sept 2001 |
S. 4 |
|
63, 2002 |
3 July 2002 |
Schedule 1 (item 2): (e) |
-- |
|
|
50, 2004 |
21 Apr 2004 |
Schedule 5 (items 1, 18, 19): Royal Assent |
-- |
|
|
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 |
52, 2004 |
27 Apr 2004 |
Ss. 1-3: Royal Assent |
-- |
|
82, 2004 |
25 June 2004 |
1 July 2004 |
Sch. 1 (item 4) |
|
|
Aged Care Amendment (Transition Care and Assets Testing) Act 2005 |
22, 2005 |
21 Mar 2005 |
Schedule 2: 1 July 2005 |
Sch. 1 (item 4) and Sch. 2 (item 27) |
|
59, 2005 |
26 June 2005 |
1 July 2005 |
Sch. 1 (item 11) |
|
|
100, 2005 |
6 July 2005 |
Schedule 1 (item 2): (g) |
-- |
|
|
111, 2005 |
6 Sept 2005 |
Schedule 2 (item 81): 1 Oct 2005 |
-- |
|
|
9, 2006 |
23 Mar 2006 |
Schedule 1 (item 1): (h) |
-- |
|
|
Aged Care Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Act 2006 |
28, 2006 |
6 Apr 2006 |
Schedules 1-7: 31 May 2006 (see
F2006L01217) |
Sch. 7 (item 1) |
|
133, 2006 |
9 Nov 2006 |
Schedule 1: 1 Jan 2007 |
Sch. 1 (items 2, 3) and Sch. 2 (item 2) |
|
|
136, 2006 |
30 Nov 2006 |
Schedules 1 and 2: 1 Dec 2006 (see s. 2(1)) |
Sch. 2 (items 1, 2) |
|
|
156, 2006 |
8 Dec 2006 |
Schedule 4 (items 1, 2): Royal Assent |
-- |
|
|
51, 2007 |
12 Apr 2007 |
Schedule 1: 1 May 2007 |
Sch. 2 (item 4) |
|
|
109, 2007 |
28 June 2007 |
Schedule 1: 20 Mar 2008 (see
F2008L00205) |
Sch. 1 (items |
|
|
Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Act 2008 |
1, 2008 |
18 Feb 2008 |
Schedule 1 (items 1-12, |
Sch. 1 (items |
|
Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Act 2008 |
140, 2008 |
9 Dec 2008 |
1 Jan 2009 |
Sch. 1 (items |
|
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008 |
144, 2008 |
9 Dec 2008 |
Schedule 9 (items 30-35, 38, 39): 1 July 2009 |
-- |
|
60, 2009 |
29 June 2009 |
Schedule 17: 20 Sept 2009 |
Sch. 17 (items |
|
|
Veterans' Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform) Act 2009 |
81, 2009 |
10 Sept 2009 |
Schedule 12: 20 Sept 2009 |
Sch. 12 (item 5) |
|
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 |
5, 2011 |
22 Mar 2011 |
Schedule 1 (items 3-5): Royal Assent |
-- |
|
Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011 |
32, 2011 |
25 May 2011 |
Schedule 4 (items 1-15): 1 July 2011 |
-- |
|
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 |
46, 2011 |
27 June 2011 |
Schedule 2 (items 36-43) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 |
Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) |
|
Aged Care Amendment Act 2011 |
86, 2011 |
26 July 2011 |
Schedule 1: 1 Oct 2011 |
Sch. 1 (items |
|
Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011 |
141, 2011 |
29 Nov 2011 |
Schedule 9: [see Note 2 and Table A] |
Sch. 9 (item 5) |
(a) The Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 1-4) only of the Aged Care Amendment (Omnibus) Act 1999, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) Schedule 4 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997.
Schedule 2 commenced on 1 January 1998.
(b) The Aged Care Act 1997 was amended by Schedule 13 (items 1 and 2) only of the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (10), this Act commences on 1 July 1998.
(c) The Aged Care Act 1997 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 1-49) only of the Aged Care Amendment (Omnibus) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(d) The Aged Care Act 1997 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 56) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.
(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.
(e) Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2002 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
|
Commencement information |
||
|
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
|
Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
|
3. Schedule 1, item 2 |
Immediately after item 14 of Schedule 2 to the Aged Care Amendment Act 2000 commenced |
18 January 2001 |
(f) Subsection 2(1) (items 6-21 and 23) of the Health and Ageing Legislation Amendment Act 2004 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
|
Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
|
6. Schedule 5, item 2 |
Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 9-1(2)(c) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
1 October 1997 |
|
7. Schedule 5, item 3 |
Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 16-1(2)(c) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
1 October 1997 |
|
8. Schedule 5, item 4 |
Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 39-3(6)(a) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
1 October 1997 |
|
9. Schedule 5, item 5 |
Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 44-6(5)(a) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
1 October 1997 |
|
10. Schedule 5, item 6 |
Immediately after the commencement of item 13 of Schedule 1 to the Aged Care Amendment (Omnibus) Act 1999 |
21 October 1999 |
|
11. Schedule 5, item 7 |
Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 44-8B(c) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
21 October 1999 |
|
12. Schedule 5, item 8 |
Immediately after the commencement of subsection 44-24(5) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
1 October 1997 |
|
13. Schedule 5, item 9 |
Immediately after the commencement of subsection 54-1(2) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
1 October 1997 |
|
14. Schedule 5, item 10 |
Immediately after the commencement of paragraphs 56-1(ka) and (kc) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
21 October 1999 |
|
15. Schedule 5, item 11 |
Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 56-3(ia) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
21 October 1999 |
|
16. Schedule 5, item 12 |
Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 56-3(ib) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
21 October 1999 |
|
17. Schedule 5, item 13 |
Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 56-3(ic) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
21 October 1999 |
|
18. Schedule 5, item 14 |
Immediately after the commencement of subparagraph 57-2(1)(aa)(ii) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
21 October 1999 |
|
19. Schedule 5, item 15 |
Immediately after the commencement of subparagraph 57A-2(1)(a)(iii) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
21 October 1999 |
|
20. Schedule 5, item 16 |
Immediately after the commencement of items 4 and 5 of Schedule 1 to the Aged Care Amendment Act 2000 |
22 December 2000 |
|
21. Schedule 5, item 17 |
Immediately after the commencement of section 85-1 (table item 50) of the Aged Care Act 1997 |
1 October 1997 |
|
23. Schedule 5, items 20 to 22 |
Immediately after the commencement of item 56 of Schedule 1 to the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
5 December 1999 |
(g) Subsection 2(1) (items 3 and 4) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2005 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act 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.
|
Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
|
3. Schedule 1, item 2 |
Immediately after the commencement of Subdivision 57B of the Aged Care Act 1997. |
1 October 1997 |
|
4. Schedule 1, item 3 |
Immediately after the commencement of clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Aged Care Act 1997. |
1 October 1997 |
(h) Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act 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.
|
Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
|
2. Schedule 1, item 1 |
Immediately after the commencement of Division 43 of the Aged Care Act 1997. |
1 October 1997 |
Table of Amendments
|
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
|
|
Provision affected |
How affected |
|
Chapter 1 |
|
|
Division 1 |
|
|
S. 1-4................................... |
ad. No. 50, 2004 |
|
Division 3 |
|
|
S. 3-4................................... |
am. No. 158, 2000 |
|
S. 3-6................................... |
rs. No. 1, 2008 |
|
Division 4 |
|
|
S. 4-1................................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
|
Chapter 2 |
|
|
Division 5 |
|
|
S. 5-1................................... |
am. No. 132, 1999 |
|
Note 2 to s. 5-2................... |
rs. No. 1, 2008 |
|
Part 2.1 |
|
|
Division 7 |
|
|
S. 7-1................................... |
rs. No. 140, 2008 |
|
Division 8 |
|
|
S. 8-1................................... |
am. No. 158, 2000; No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 8-3................................... |
am. No. 158, 2000; No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 8-3A................................. |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 8-5................................... |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 8-6................................... |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
Division 9 |
|
|
S. 9-1................................... |
am. No. 158, 2000; No. 50, 2004; No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 9-2................................... |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 9-3A................................. |
ad. No. 28, 2006 |
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|
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 9-3B................................. |
ad. No. 86, 2011 |
|
Division 10 |
|
|
S. 10-1................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 10-2................................. |
rs. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 10-3................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 10-4................................. |
rep. No. 140, 2008 |
|
Division 10A |
|
|
Division 10A....................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
|
S. 10A-1............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
|
S. 10A-2............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
|
S. 10A-3............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
|
Part 2.2 |
|
|
Division 12 |
|
|
S. 12-5................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
|
S. 12-6................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
|
Division 13 |
|
|
S. 13-1................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 13-2................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 14 |
|
|
S. 14-1................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 14-2................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 14-4................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 14-5................................. |
am. Nos. 1 and 140, 2008 |
|
S. 14-6................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 14-9................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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Division 15 |
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S. 15-1................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 15-3................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 15-4................................. |
am. Nos. 1 and 140, 2008 |
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Heading to s. 15-5............. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 15-5................................. |
am. Nos. 1 and 140, 2008 |
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S. 15-6................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 15-7................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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Division 16 |
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Subdivision 16-A |
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Heading to Subdiv. 16A of |
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S. 16-1A............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-1................................. |
am. No. 50, 2004; No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-2................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008; No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 16-4................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-6................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 16-8................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-9................................. |
am. No. 86, 2011 |
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Subdivision 16B |
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Subdivision 16B................. |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-12............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-13............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-14............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-15............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-16............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-17............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-18............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-19............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-20............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 16-21............................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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Division 18 |
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S. 18-1................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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Part 2.3 |
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Division 22 |
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S. 22-2................................. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 22-5................................. |
am. No. 46, 2011 |
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S. 22-6................................. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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Division 23 |
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Heading to s. 23-3............. |
rs. No. 140, 2008 |
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Subhead. to s. 23-3(1)....... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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Subhead. to s. 23-3(3)....... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 23-3................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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Part 2.4 |
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Division 25 |
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S. 25-1................................. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 25-3................................. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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Heading to s. 25-4............. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 25-4................................. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 25-4A............................... |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 25-4B............................... |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 25-4C.............................. |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 25-4D.............................. |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 25-4E............................... |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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Heading to s. 25-5............. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 25-5................................. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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Division 26 |
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S. 26-1................................. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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Heading to s. 26-2............. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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Division 27 |
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Division 27......................... |
rs. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 27-1................................. |
rs. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 27-2................................. |
rs. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 27-3................................. |
rs. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 27-4................................. |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 27-5................................. |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 27-6................................. |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 27-7................................. |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 27-8................................. |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 27-9................................. |
ad. No. 109, 2007 |
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Division 28......................... |
rep. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 28-1................................. |
am. No. 82, 2004 |
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rep. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 28-2................................. |
rep. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 28-3................................. |
rep. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 28-4................................. |
rep. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 28-5................................. |
rep. No. 109, 2007 |
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Division 29 |
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S. 29-1................................. |
am. No. 109, 2007; No. 5, 2011 |
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Part 2.5 |
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Division 31 |
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S. 31-1................................. |
am. No. 59, 2005 |
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S. 31-2................................. |
rep. No. 59, 2005 |
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S. 31-3................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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Division 32 |
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S. 32-3................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 32-4................................. |
am. Nos. 1 and 140, 2008; No. 86, 2011 |
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Division 33 |
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S. 33-1................................. |
am. No. 59, 2005 |
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S. 33-2................................. |
rep. No. 59, 2005 |
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Division 34......................... |
rep. No. 59, 2005 |
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S. 34-1................................. |
rep. No. 59, 2005 |
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S. 34-2................................. |
rep. No. 59, 2005 |
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S. 34-3................................. |
rep. No. 59, 2005 |
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S. 34-4................................. |
rep. No. 59, 2005 |
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S. 34-5................................. |
rep. No. 59, 2005 |
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S. 34-6................................. |
rep. No. 59, 2005 |
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Division 35 |
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S. 35-1................................. |
am. No. 59, 2005; No. 140, 2008 |
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Division 36 |
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S. 36-1................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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Note to s. 36-3(1)............... |
am. No. 59, 2005; No. 140, 2008 |
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Part 2.6 |
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Division 37 |
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S. 37-1................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 38 |
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Note 1 to s. 38-1................. |
rep. No. 86, 2011 |
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Note 2 to s. 38-1 |
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S. 38-3................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 38-5................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 38-6................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999 |
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Division 39 |
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S. 39-3................................. |
am. No. 50, 2004 |
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S. 39-4................................. |
am. No. 46, 2011 |
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Chapter 3 |
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Part 3.1 |
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Division 41 |
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S. 41-3................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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Division 42 |
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S. 42-1................................. |
am. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 42-2................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 158, 2000; No. 22, 2005 |
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Note to s. 42-2(2)............... |
rs. No. 109, 2007 |
|
Note to s. 42-2(3A)............. |
rs. No. 109, 2007 |
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S. 42-3................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999 |
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S. 42-4................................. |
am. No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 42-5................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
|
S. 42-8................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 43 |
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S. 43-1................................. |
am. No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 43-4................................. |
am. No. 9, 2006 |
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S. 43-4A............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 43-6................................. |
am. No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 43-7................................. |
rep. No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 43-8................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 44 |
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Subdivision 44-B |
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S. 44-3................................. |
am. No. 109, 2007; No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-4................................. |
am. No. 22, 2005 |
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rep. No. 109, 2007 |
|
Note to s. 44-4(1)............... |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
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|
rep. No. 109, 2007 |
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Subdivision 44-C |
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S. 44-5................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 1, 2008 |
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Note to s. 44-5.................... |
am. No. 132, 1999 |
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S. 44-5A............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-5B............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-5C.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
|
S. 44-5D.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
|
S. 44-5E............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
|
S. 44-6................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 50, 2004; No. 22, 2005; No. 109, 2007; No. 1, 2008 |
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Subhead. to s. 44-7(1)....... |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
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Subhead. to s. 44-7(1A)..... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
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Subhead. to s. 44-7(2)....... |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
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Subhead. to s. 44-7(3)....... |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
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|
rs. No. 1, 2008 |
|
S. 44-7................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 22, 2005; Nos. 1 and 140, 2008; No. 60, 2009 |
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Note to s. 44-7(1)............... |
am. No. 132, 1999 |
|
Subhead. to s. 44-8(1)....... |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
|
Subhead. to s. 44-8(1A)..... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
|
Subhead. to s. 44-8(2)....... |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
|
S. 44-8................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 22, 2005; Nos. 1 and 140, 2008; No. 60, 2009 |
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Note to s. 44-8(1)............... |
am. No. 132, 1999 |
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S. 44-8AA............................ |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
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am. No. 1, 2008 |
|
S. 44-8AB............................ |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
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|
am. No. 1, 2008 |
|
Note to s. 44-8AB(1)........... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
|
S. 44-8A............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-8B............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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am. No. 50, 2004 |
|
Heading to s. 44-9............. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-9................................. |
am. No. 22, 2005; No. 1, 2008 |
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Note to s. 44-9.................... |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
|
S. 44-10............................... |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 22, 2005; No. 133, 2006; Nos. 1 and 140, 2008 |
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Note to s. 44-10(1C) |
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Note 2 to s. 44-10(1C)........ |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
|
Heading to s. 44-11........... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-11............................... |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 144, 2008; No. 46, 2011 |
|
S. 44-12............................... |
am. No. 109, 2007; No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-13............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-14............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-15............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
|
S. 44-16............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Subdivision 44-D |
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S. 44-19............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-20............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Subdivision 44-E |
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S. 44-21............................... |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 1, 2008; No. 60, 2009 |
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S. 44-22............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-23............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008; No. 60, 2009 |
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S. 44-24............................... |
am. No. 87, 1997; No. 50, 2004 |
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rs. No. 1, 2008 |
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am. No. 81, 2009 |
|
S. 44-25............................... |
am. No. 58, 1999; No. 52, 2004 |
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rep. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-26............................... |
am. No. 87, 1997 |
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rs. No. 1, 2008; No. 60, 2009 |
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Subdivision 44-F |
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S. 44-27............................... |
am. No. 60, 2009 |
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S. 44-28............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008; No. 60, 2009 |
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S. 44-29............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-30............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-31............................... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 44-32............................... |
ad. No. 60, 2009 |
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Part 3.2 |
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Division 46 |
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S. 46-4................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 47 |
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S. 47-4A............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 48 |
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S. 48-1................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Part 3.3 |
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Division 50 |
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Note to s. 50-2(2)............... |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 50-4................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 52 |
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S. 52-1................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Chapter 4 |
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Division 53 |
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S. 53-1................................. |
am. No. 158, 2000 |
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Note to s. 53-1.................... |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
Part 4.1 |
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Division 54 |
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S. 54-1................................. |
am. No. 50, 2004; No. 140, 2008; No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 54-2................................. |
am. No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 54-3................................. |
rep. No. 86, 2011 |
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Part 4.2 |
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Division 55 |
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S. 55-1................................. ............................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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Division 56 |
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S. 56-1................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 50, 2004; No. 28, 2006 |
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S. 56-3................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 50, 2004; No. 28, 2006 |
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S. 56-4................................. |
am. No. 51, 2007; No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 56-5................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
Division 57 |
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|
Heading to Div. 57............. |
rs. No. 28, 2006 |
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S. 57-1................................. |
am. No. 28, 2006 |
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Subdivision 57-A |
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S. 57-2................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 50, 2004; No. 22, 2005; No. 28, 2006; No. 140, 2008; No. 86, 2011 |
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Note to s. 57-2(1)(aa)......... |
rs. No. 1, 2008 |
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Note to s. 57-2(e)............... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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Subdivision 57-B |
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Heading to Subdiv. 57B of |
rep. No. 100, 2005 |
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Heading to Subdiv. 57-B of......................................... |
ad. No. 100,
2005 |
|
Subdiv. 57-B of Div. 57...... |
rs. No. 28, 2006 |
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S. 57-3................................. |
rs. No. 28, 2006 |
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S. 57-4................................. |
rs. No. 28, 2006 |
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S. 57-5................................. |
rep. No. 28, 2006 |
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S. 57-6................................. |
rep. No. 28, 2006 |
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S. 57-7................................. |
rep. No. 28, 2006 |
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S. 57-8................................. |
rep. No. 28, 2006 |
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Subdivision 57-C |
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S. 57-9................................. |
am. No. 28, 2006 |
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Subdivision 57-D |
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S. 57-12............................... |
am. No. 22, 2005; No. 28, 2006; Nos. 1 and 140, 2008; No. 60, 2009 |
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Note to s. 57-12(1)............. |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
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Heading to s. 57-13........... |
am. No. 28, 2006 |
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S. 57-13............................... |
am. No. 28, 2006 |
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Heading to s. 57-14........... |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 57-14............................... |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 57-15............................... |
am. No. 28, 2006 |
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Subdivision 57-E |
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S. 57-16............................... |
am. No. 28, 2006 |
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Note 1 to s. 57-16(2).......... |
rs. No. 28, 2006 |
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Note 2 to s. 57-16(2).......... |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 22, 2005 |
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|
rs. No. 28, 2006 |
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Subdivision 57-EA |
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Subdiv. 57-EA of Div. 57.... |
ad. No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 57-17A............................. |
ad. No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 57-17B............................. |
ad. No. 86, 2011 |
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Subdivision 57-F |
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S. 57-18............................... |
am. No. 28, 2006 |
|
S. 57-20............................... |
am. No. 28, 2006; No. 140, 2008 |
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Note to s. 57-20(5)............. |
am. No. 28, 2006 |
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Subdivision 57-G |
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|
Heading to s. 57-21........... |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 57-21............................... |
am. No. 28, 2006; No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 57-21AA.......................... |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 57-21A............................. |
ad. No. 28, 2006 |
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|
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 57-21B............................. |
ad. No. 28, 2006 |
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|
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 57-22............................... |
am. No. 28, 2006 |
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Subdivision 57-H |
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Subdiv. 57-H of Div. 57...... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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S. 57-23............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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|
am. No. 28, 2006 |
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Division 57A |
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Division 57A....................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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S. 57A-1............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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Subdivision 57A-A |
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|
S. 57A-2............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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|
am. Nos. 50 and 82, 2004; No. 22, 2005; No. 140, 2008; No. 86, 2011 |
|
Note to s. 57A-2(1)(a)........ |
rs. No. 1, 2008 |
|
Subdivision 57A-B |
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|
S. 57A-3............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
|
S. 57A-4............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
|
S. 57A-5............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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Subdivision 57A-C |
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S. 57A-6............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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|
am. No. 22, 2005; Nos. 1 and 140, 2008 |
|
Note to s. 57A-6(1)............. |
ad. No. 22, 2005 |
|
Heading to s. 57A-7........... |
rs. No. 82, 2004 |
|
S. 57A-7............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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|
am. No. 82, 2004 |
|
S. 57A-8............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
|
S. 57A-8A............................ |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
|
Heading to s. 57A-9........... |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 57A-9............................... |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
|
|
am. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 57A-10............................. |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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Subdivision 57A-D |
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|
S. 57A-11............................. |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
|
S. 57A-12............................. |
ad. No. 132, 1999 |
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Division 58 |
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|
S. 58-2................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008; No. 60, 2009 |
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Heading to s. 58-3............. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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|
rs. No. 60, 2009 |
|
S. 58-3................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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|
rs. No. 60, 2009 |
|
S. 58-3A............................... |
ad. No. 60, 2009 |
|
S. 58-3B............................... |
ad. No. 60, 2009 |
|
S. 58-3C.............................. |
ad. No. 60, 2009 |
|
Heading to s. 58-4............. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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|
rs. No. 60, 2009 |
|
S. 58-4................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
|
|
rs. No. 60, 2009 |
|
S. 58-4A............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
|
|
rep. No. 60, 2009 |
|
Division 59 |
|
|
Note to s. 59-1(3)............... |
am. No. 132, 1999 |
|
Division 62 |
|
|
S. 62-1................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 28, 2006; No. 109, 2007; No. 140, 2008 |
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Part 4.3 |
|
|
Heading to Part 4.3............ |
rs. No. 158, 2000 |
|
Division 63 |
|
|
Heading to Div. 63............. |
rs. No. 158, 2000 |
|
S. 63-1................................. |
am. No. 59, 2005; No. 28, 2006; No. 140, 2008; Nos. 5 and 86, 2011 |
|
S. 63-1AA............................ |
ad. No. 51, 2007 |
|
S. 63-1A............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
|
|
am. No. 63, 2002 |
|
S. 63-1B............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
|
S. 63-1C.............................. |
ad. No. 140, 2008 |
|
S. 63-2................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 28, 2006 |
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Part 4.4 |
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|
Division 65 |
|
|
S. 65-2................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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Division 66 |
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S. 66-1................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 158, 2000; No. 50, 2004; No. 28, 2006; No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 66-2................................. |
am. No. 158, 2000 |
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Division 66A |
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Division 66A....................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 66A-1............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 66A-2............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 66A-3............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 66A-4............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 66A-5............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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Division 67 |
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S. 67-5................................. |
am. No. 158, 2000 |
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Division 67A |
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Division 67A....................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 67A-1............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 67A-2............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 67A-3............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 67A-4............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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am. No. 144, 2008 |
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S. 67A-5............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 67A-6............................... |
ad. No. 158, 2000 |
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Division 68 |
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S. 68-2................................. |
am. No. 158, 2000 |
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S. 68-5................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Chapter 5 |
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Division 69 |
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S. 69-1................................. |
rs. No. 1, 2008 |
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Part 5.1 |
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Division 71 |
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S. 71-3................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 72 |
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S. 72-1................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 72-2................................. |
rs. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 72-3................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 73 |
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S. 73-2................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Part 5.2 |
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Division 76 |
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S. 76-1................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 76-3................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Part 5.2A |
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Part 5.2A.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 78A |
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S. 78A-1............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78A-2............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 78B |
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S. 78B-1............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78B-2............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78B-3............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78B-4............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78B-5............................... |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 78C |
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S. 78C-1.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78C-2.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78C-3.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78C-4.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78C-5.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78C-6.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 78C-7.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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Division 78D |
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S. 78D-1.............................. |
ad. No. 1, 2008 |
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Part 5.4 |
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Division 80 |
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S. 80-1................................. |
am. No. 122, 1998 |
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Chapter 6 |
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Division 84 |
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S. 84-1................................. |
rs. No. 51, 2007 |
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am. No. 86, 2011 |
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Part 6.1 |
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Division 85 |
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S. 85-1................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 50, 2004; Nos. 22 and 59, 2005; No. 28, 2006; No. 109, 2007; Nos. 1 and 140, 2008; No. 5, 2011 |
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S. 85-4................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 85-5................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 85-6................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 85-7................................. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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Part 6.2 |
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Division 86 |
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S. 86-3................................. |
am. No. 52, 2004; No. 111, 2005; Nos. 136 and 156, 2006; No. 1, 2008; No. 32, 2011 |
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Heading to s. 86-6............. |
am. No. 52, 2004 |
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rs. No. 136, 2006 |
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S. 86-6................................. |
am. No. 52, 2004; No. 136, 2006 |
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Heading to s. 86-7............. |
am. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 86-7................................. |
am. No. 50, 2004; No. 1, 2008; No. 32, 2011 |
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S. 86-9................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 51, 2007 |
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Part 6.3 |
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Division 88 |
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S. 88-2................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999; No. 109, 2007 |
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Part 6.4 |
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Division 90 |
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S. 90-3................................. |
am. No. 50, 2004 |
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Division 91 |
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S. 91-1................................. |
am. No. 46, 2011 |
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Division 93 |
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S. 93-1................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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S. 93-3................................. |
rep. No. 137, 2000 |
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S. 93-4................................. |
am. No. 140, 2008 |
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Part 6.4A |
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Heading to Part 6.4A.......... |
rs. No. 86, 2011 |
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Part 6.4A.............................. |
ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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Division 94A |
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Heading to Div. 94A........... |
rs. No. 86, 2011 |
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Heading to s. 94A-1........... |
rs. No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 94A-1............................... |
ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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am. No. 86, 2011 |
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Part 6.6 |
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ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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Division 95A |
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S. 95A-1............................... |
ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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am. No. 86, 2011 |
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S. 95A-2............................... |
ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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am. No. 46, 2011 |
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Note to s. 95A-3.................. |
ad. No. 46, 2011 |
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S. 95A-4............................... |
ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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am. No. 86, 2011 |
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ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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S. 95A-6............................... |
ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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Chapter 7 |
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Division 96 |
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S. 96-1................................. |
am. No. 51, 2007; No. 1, 2008; No. 86, 2011 |
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Heading to s. 96-2............. |
am. No. 51, 2007 |
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S. 96-2................................. |
am. No. 50, 2004; No. 22, 2005; No. 133, 2006; No. 51, 2007; No. 1, 2008; No. 32, 2011 |
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Note to s. 96-2(3)............... |
rs. No. 1, 2008 |
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S. 96-3................................. |
am. No. 51, 2007 |
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S. 96-5................................. |
am. No. 132, 1999 |
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Note to s. 96-5.................... |
am. No. 132, 1999 |
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S. 96-8................................. |
rep. No. 137, 2000 |
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ad. No. 51, 2007 |
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Note to s. 96-9.................... |
ad. No. 111, 2001 |
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am. No. 132, 1999; No. 52, 2004; No. 136, 2006 |
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Note to s. 96-10(2)............. |
am. No. 136, 2006 |
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rep. No. 1, 2008 |
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Schedule 1 |
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Schedule 1.......................... |
am. No. 45, 1998; Nos. 132 and 146, 1999; No. 158, 2000; No. 52, 2004; Nos. 59 and 100, 2005; Nos. 28 and 156, 2006; Nos. 51 and 109, 2007; Nos. 1 and 140, 2008; No. 60, 2009; Nos. 32, 46 and 86, 2011 |
Note 2
Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011
(No. 141, 2011)
The following amendments commence on 1 July 2012:
Schedule 9
1 Subsection 58-3(1)
Omit "84%", substitute "85%".
2 Subsection 58-3B(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
Standard resident contribution
(3) The standard resident contribution for a care recipient who is a *protected resident is the amount obtained by rounding down to the nearest cent an amount equal to 77.5% of the *basic age pension amount (worked out on a per day basis).
3 Subsection 58-3C(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
Standard resident contribution
(3) The standard resident contribution for a care recipient to whom this section applies is the amount obtained by rounding down to the nearest cent an amount equal to 96.5% of the *basic age pension amount (worked out on a per day basis).
4 Subsection 58-4(5) (table items 5 and 6)
Repeal the items, substitute:
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5 |
20 March 2012 to 30 June 2012 (inclusive) |
82 |
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6 |
1 July 2012 to 19 September 2012 (inclusive) |
83 |
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7 |
20 September 2012 to 19 March 2013 (inclusive) |
84 |
As at 23 January 2012 the amendments are not incorporated in this compilation.
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998 (No. 45, 1998)
Schedule 13
3 Application
The amendments made by items 1 and 2 apply for the purposes of working out whether a person was receiving income support payment at or after the commencement of this item.
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (No. 137, 2000)
Schedule 2
418 Transitional--pre-commencement offences
(1) Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision by this Schedule, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:
(a) an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or
(b) proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or
(c) any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;
as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.
(2) Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
419 Transitional--pre-commencement notices
If:
(a) a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and
(b) any or all of those other provisions are repealed by this Schedule; and
(c) the first-mentioned provision is amended by this Schedule;
the amendment of the first-mentioned provision by this Schedule does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.
Aged Care Amendment Act 2000 (No. 158, 2000)
Schedule 1
10 Application of amendments--Part 4.4 of the Aged Care Act 1997
The amendments of Part 4.4 of the Aged Care Act 1997 made by this Schedule apply to a sanction if a notice imposing the sanction is given under section 67-5 of the Aged Care Act 1997 after the commencement of this item.
Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 111, 2001)
(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.
(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.
Aged Care Amendment Act 2004 (No. 82, 2004)
Schedule 1
4 Application of amendments
The amendments made by items 2 and 3 of this Schedule do not apply in relation to a person who first entered any residential care service as a care recipient (other than as a recipient of respite care) before 1 July 2004.
Aged Care Amendment (Transition Care and Assets
Testing) Act 2005
(No. 22, 2005)
Schedule 1
4 Application
Subparagraph 44-4(1)(a)(ii) of the Aged Care Act 1997 applies whether the period described in the subparagraph started before, on or after the commencement of the subparagraph.
Schedule 2
27 Application of amendments
Entry and approval on or after 1 July 2005
(1) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to the entry of a person into a residential care service (whether for the first time or not) if:
(a) the entry occurs on or after 1 July 2005; and
(b) the person is approved under section 22-1 of the Aged Care Act 1997 on or after 1 July 2005 as a recipient of residential care.
Entry on or after 1 July 2005, approval before 1 July 2005
(2) The amendments also apply in relation to the entry of a person into a residential care service (whether for the first time or not) if:
(a) the entry occurs on or after 1 July 2005; and
(b) the person was approved under section 22-1 of the Aged Care Act 1997 before 1 July 2005 as a recipient of residential care; and
(c) the approval had not expired, lapsed or been revoked under Division 23 of that Act by the time of the entry; and
(d) the person chooses that the amendments apply.
(3) The person is taken to have made such a choice if he or she has applied in the approved form for the Secretary to determine the value of the person's assets at a time that is before or at the time of entry. This does not limit the ways in which the person may make such a choice.
Exception to application--re-entry into care within 28 days
(4) Despite subitems (1) and (2), the amendments do not apply in relation to the person entering the residential care service (the new service) if:
(a) the entry occurs within 28 days after the person was last provided with residential care (other than respite care) through a residential care service (the earlier service) and the person had paid an accommodation bond for entry to the earlier service; and
(b) the amendments did not apply in relation to the person's most recent earlier entry into the earlier service; and
(c) it is not the case that:
(i) the person was provided with a low level of residential care through the earlier service; and
(ii) the person is provided with a high level of residential care through the new service.
Note: If the amendments do not apply, then the Aged Care Act 1997 as in force without the amendments applies to the person.
Aged Care Amendment (Extra Service) Act 2005 (No. 59, 2005)
Schedule 1
11 Transitional
(1) This item applies to a place included in a residential care service, or a distinct part of a residential care service, for which a determination was in force under section 31-2 of the Aged Care Act 1997 immediately before 1 July 2005.
(2) The place continues to be an extra service place for the care recipient for whom residential care was being provided, in respect of that place, on an extra service basis immediately before that day during the period:
(a) starting on that day; and
(b) ending at the end of the last day on which the care recipient is provided with residential care in respect of the place.
Aged Care Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Act 2006 (No. 28, 2006)
Schedule 7
1 Regulations
(1) The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) In particular, regulations may be made prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments or repeals made by this Act.
Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Act 2006 (No. 133, 2006)
Schedule 1
2 Application of subsections 44-10(1A), (1B) and (1C)--working out the value of assets on or after 1 January 2007 for people entering an aged care service after that date
Subsections 44-10(1A), (1B) and (1C) of the Aged Care Act 1997 apply to the working out of the value of a person's assets if:
(a) the working out is done on or after 1 January 2007; and
(b) the person enters an aged care service (within the meaning of that Act) on or after that date.
3 Application of subsection 44-10(1C)--assets disposed of on or after 10 May 2006
(1) In determining an amount under paragraph 44-10(1C)(a) of the Aged Care Act 1997, the Secretary must take into account assets that a person disposes of (within the meaning of Subdivision B of Division 11 of Part IIIB of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986) on or after 10 May 2006.
(2) In determining an amount under paragraph 44-10(1C)(b) of the Aged Care Act 1997, the Secretary must take into account assets that a person disposes of (within the meaning of Division 2 of Part 3.12 of the Social Security Act 1991) on or after 10 May 2006.
Schedule 2
2 Application of amendment of subsection 96-2(5)
Despite the repeal and substitution of subsection 96-2(5) of the Aged Care Act 1997 by this Schedule, delegations in force under that subsection immediately before the commencement of this Schedule continue to have effect on and from the commencement of this Schedule as if they had been made under paragraph 96-2(5)(a) of that Act as in force immediately after the commencement of this Schedule.
Australian Participants
in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional
Provisions) Act 2006
(No. 136, 2006)
Schedule 2
1 Claims made on or after 19 June 2006--eligibility to be provided with treatment
(1) If:
(a) a person made a claim on or after 19 June 2006 but before the commencement of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006; and
(b) had the claim been made after that commencement, it would have been a claim made, in accordance with section 6 of that Act, for a determination that he or she is an eligible person (within the meaning of that Act);
the claim is taken, for the purposes of that Act, to be a claim made under section 8 of that Act for such a determination.
(2) The Commission may, under section 13 of that Act, approve the provision of treatment that was provided before the claim was made, but must not approve the provision of treatment that was provided before 19 June 2006.
2 Claims made on or after 19 June 2006--entitlement to travelling expenses
(1) If:
(a) a person made a claim on or after 19 June 2006 but before the commencement of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006; and
(b) had the claim been made after that commencement, it would have been a claim made, in accordance with section 6 of that Act, for a determination that he or she is entitled to be paid travelling expenses under Part 3 of that Act;
the claim is taken, for the purposes of that Act, to be a claim made under section 21 of that Act for such a determination.
(2) The person can, under Part 3 of that Act, be entitled to be paid travelling expenses in connection with travel that occurred before the claim was made, but not in connection with travel that occurred before 19 June 2006.
Aged Care Amendment (Security and Protection) Act 2007 (No. 51, 2007)
Schedule 2
4 Application
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to reportable assaults first alleged or suspected on or after the commencement of this Schedule to have occurred before, on or after that commencement.
Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Act 2007 (No. 109, 2007)
Schedule 1
49 Interpretation
Expressions used in this Part that are defined in the Aged Care Act 1997 have the same meaning in this Part as they have in that Act.
50 Approval of persons as care recipients
Application
(1) Subsection 22-2(3) of the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force after the commencement of this Schedule, applies in relation to approvals made on or after the commencement of this Schedule.
(2) Paragraph 22-6(2)(c) of the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force after the commencement of this Schedule, applies in relation to notices under subsection 22-6(1) of that Act that relate to approvals made on or after the commencement of this Schedule.
Saving
(3) If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, a person's approval was limited under subsection 22-2(3) of the Aged Care Act 1997 to one or more levels of care corresponding to the classification levels, then, on and after the commencement of this Schedule, the person's approval is taken to be limited under that subsection as in force after the commencement of this Schedule to a low level of residential care.
51 Classification of care recipients
(1) This item applies to a care recipient:
(a) to whom an approved provider begins providing care before the commencement of this Schedule; and
(b) whose approval is limited under subsection 22-2(3) of the Aged Care Act 1997 to a low level of residential care; and
(c) who was not classified under subsection 25-1(1) of that Act before the commencement of this Schedule.
(2) The Secretary must not, on or after the commencement of this Schedule, classify the care recipient under subsection 25-1(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997 to a level of care exceeding a low level of residential care.
52 Appraisals of level of care needed by care recipients
Application
(1) Subsections 25-3(2), (2A) and (3A) of the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force after the commencement of this Schedule, apply in relation to an appraisal of a care recipient to whom an approved provider begins providing care on or after the commencement of this Schedule.
Saving
(2) Despite the repeal and substitution of subsection 25-3(2) of the Aged Care Act 1997 made by this Schedule, if a care recipient to whom an approved provider began providing care before the commencement of this Schedule had not been appraised before that commencement, Classification Principles in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule and made for the purposes of that subsection continue to have effect in relation to the care recipient's appraisal.
Transitional
(3) Paragraph 26-1(b) of the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force after the commencement of this Schedule, applies in relation to a care recipient to whom an approved provider begins providing care during the period of one month beginning on the commencement of this Schedule as if the period of 2 months specified in that paragraph were extended to 3 months.
53 Suspension of approved providers from making appraisals and reappraisals
Subsections 25-4(1) to (3) of the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force after the commencement of this Schedule, apply in relation to an approved provider to whom a notice under subsection 25-4(3) of that Act is given on or after the commencement of this Schedule.
54 Reappraisals of level of care needed by care recipients
Application
(1) This item applies in relation to a care recipient in respect of whom an appraisal was made under section 25-3, or a reappraisal was made under section 28-2, of the Aged Care Act 1997 as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule.
(2) Subject to the modifications set out in subitems (3), (4) and (5), Divisions 27 and 28 of the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, and Classification Principles made for the purposes of those Divisions, continue to apply in relation to the care recipient until the care recipient's classification is renewed under Division 28 of that Act as it applies because of this subitem.
(3) The following provisions of the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force after the commencement of this Schedule, and Classification Principles made for the purposes of those provisions, apply from that commencement in relation to the care recipient:
(a) section 27-3 (reappraisal required by Secretary);
(b) Division 27, to the extent to which it applies to notices given under section 27-3;
(c) section 27-5 (requirements for reappraisals), instead of repealed subsections 28-2(1) to (3) and Classification Principles made for the purposes of those repealed subsections;
(d) subsections 27-6(2) and (3) (renewal of classifications), instead of repealed subsections 28-1(2) and (3) and Classification Principles made for the purposes of those repealed subsections.
Extended reappraisal period for classifications
(4) Paragraph 28-3(1)(a) of the Aged Care Act 1997, as it applies because of subitem (2), applies in relation to a classification whose expiry date occurs during the period of one month beginning on the commencement of this Schedule, as if the period mentioned in that paragraph ended 2 months after the expiry date of the classification.
(5) Subsection 28-3(2) of the Aged Care Act 1997, as it applies because of subitem (2), applies in relation to a classification of a care recipient to whom the provision of residential care recommences during the period of one month beginning on the commencement of this Schedule, as if the reappraisal period specified in that subsection were the period of 3 months beginning on the day on which the provision of residential care to the care recipient through the residential care service recommenced.
55 Eligibility for residential care subsidy
Sections 42-1 and 42-2 of the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, continue to have effect after the commencement of this Schedule, in relation to a care recipient who was covered by subsection 42-1(4) immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, until the end of the period of leave mentioned in that subsection.
56 Effect of long periods in hospital on basic subsidy amount
Sections 44-4 and 44-6 of the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, continue to have effect after the commencement of this Schedule, in relation to a care recipient who was covered by paragraph 44-4(1)(a) immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, until the end of the period of leave mentioned in that paragraph.
Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Act 2008 (No. 1, 2008)
Schedule 1
171 Application of item 10
The amendment made by item 10 of this Schedule applies to provisional allocations in respect of which notification under subsection 15-4(3) of the Aged Care Act 1997 is given on or after 20 March 2008.
172 Application of item 11
The amendment made by item 11 of this Schedule applies to applications for variations of provisional allocations made on or after 20 March 2008.
173 Application of items 14, 17, 53, 80, 120, 122 and 129
The amendments made by items 14, 17, 53, 80, 120, 122 and 129 of this Schedule apply to requests for further information made on or after 20 March 2008.
174 Application of item 31
The amendment made by item 31 of this Schedule applies to resident status determinations made under subsection 44-8AA(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997 on or after 20 March 2008.
175 Application of items 58 to 65 and 72 to 74
The amendments made by items 58 to 65 and 72 to 74 of this Schedule apply to the calculation of the daily income tested reduction under section 44-21 of the Aged Care Act 1997 for a day that falls on or after 20 March 2008.
176 Application of items 67 to 70
The amendments made by items 67 to 70 of this Schedule apply in relation to requests made for the purposes of determining a matter under section 44-24 of the Aged Care Act 1997 for the purposes of calculating the daily income tested reduction for a day that falls on or after 20 March 2008.
177 Application of item 71
The amendment made by item 71 of this Schedule applies in relation to the calculation of the daily income tested reduction under subsection 44-23(4) of the Aged Care Act 1997 for a day that falls on or after 20 March 2008.
178 Application of item 76
The amendment made by item 76 of this Schedule applies in relation to requests made for the purposes of determining a matter under section 44-24 of the Aged Care Act 1997 for the purposes of calculating the daily income tested reduction for a day that falls on or after 20 March 2008.
179 Application of item 77
The amendment made by item 77 of this Schedule applies in relation to elections made for the purposes of determining a matter under section 44-24 of the Aged Care Act 1997 for the purposes of calculating the daily income tested reduction for a day that falls on or after 20 March 2008.
180 Application of items 108 and 109
The amendments made by items 108 and 109 of this Schedule apply in relation to a calculation of the maximum daily amount at which an accommodation charge accrues for a care recipient if:
(a) the care recipient enters a residential care service for the first time on or after 20 March 2008; or
(b) the care recipient enters a residential care service for the first time before 20 March 2008, but there is a break in residential care (as defined in subsection 44-5D(2) of the Aged Care Act 1997, inserted by item 26 of this Schedule) of more than 28 days between:
(i) the last residential care service through which residential care was provided, or taken to be provided, to the care recipient before 20 March 2008 and the next residential care service through which residential care is provided, or taken to be provided, to the care recipient; and
(ii) any residential care service through which residential care is provided, or taken to be provided, to the care recipient on or after 20 March 2008 and the next residential care service through which residential care is provided, or taken to be provided, to the care recipient.
181 Application of item 124
The amendment made by item 124 of this Schedule applies in relation to residential care grants allocated on or after 20 March 2008.
182 Application of items 127 and 128
The amendments made by items 127 and 128 of this Schedule apply in relation to community care grants allocated on or after 20 March 2008.
183 Application of items 132, 135, 137 and 139 to 146
The amendments made by items 132, 135, 137 and 139 to 146 of this Schedule apply in relation to decisions in relation to the determination of matters under section 44-24 of the Aged Care Act 1997 for the purposes of calculating the daily income tested reduction for a day that falls on or after 20 March 2008.
184 Application of items 153 and 154
The amendments made by items 153 and 154 of this Schedule apply in relation to the determination of matters under section 44-24 of the Aged Care Act 1997 for the purposes of calculating the daily income tested reduction for a day that falls on or after 20 March 2008.
185 Transitional provision
(1) This item applies to claims for subsidy made under section 43-4 before 20 March 2008.
(2) Section 43-4A (as inserted by item 21 of this Schedule) applies to those claims as if the reference in paragraph 43-4A(1)(a) of the Aged Care Act 1997 to the end of the payment period were a reference to 20 March 2008.
186 Transitional provision
(1) This item applies to claims for subsidy made under section 47-4 before 20 March 2008.
(2) Section 47-4A of the Aged Care Act 1997 (as inserted by item 93 of this Schedule) applies to those claims as if the reference in paragraph 47-4A(1)(a) of that Act to the end of the payment period were a reference to 20 March 2008.
Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Act 2008 (No. 140, 2008)
Schedule 1
185 Interpretation
(1) In this Part:
commencing day means 1 January 2009.
transition day means the day immediately after the end of the transition period.
transition period means a period of 6 months beginning at the start of the commencing day.
(2) Subject to subitem (1), an expression used in this Part that is also used in the Aged Care Act 1997 has the same meaning in this Part as it has in that Act.
186 Application of amendments to existing approved providers
(1) If, immediately before the commencing day, a person is an approved provider, the approved provider amendments do not apply in relation to the person during the transition period.
(2) On the transition day, the approval of the person is taken to be in respect of:
(a) for types of aged care:
(i) if, immediately before the transition day, the approval was in respect of all types of aged care--all types of aged care; and
(ii) if, immediately before the transition day, the approval was limited to a specified type or types of aged care--that type or those types of aged care; and
(b) for aged care services:
(i) each aged care service in respect of which an allocation of a place to the person in respect of the aged care service is in effect (whether because the place was originally allocated to the person or because of a transfer); or
(ii) each aged care service in respect of which a provisional allocation of a place to the person in respect of the aged care service is in force (whether because the place was originally allocated to the person but the allocation has not yet taken effect or because of a transfer).
(3) The approval of the person in relation to any other service is taken to cease at the start of the transition day. However, the obligation under section 57-21AA of the Aged Care Act 1997, inserted by the amendment made in item 102, does not apply in relation to accommodation bond balances in respect of accommodation bonds paid for entry to such a service before the transition day.
(4) In this item, the approved provider amendments are the amendments made by items 1, 24 to 26, 89 to 92, 113, 120, 121 and 123.
187 Application of amendments relating to approval of persons as providers of aged care
The amendments made by items 2, 8 and 9 apply to the approval of a person as a provider of aged care where the approval is given on or after the commencing day.
188 Application of key personnel amendments
(1) The amendments made by items 3, 4, 5 and 6 apply in relation to an application for the approval of a person as a provider of aged care made on or after the commencing day.
(2) Despite the amendment made by item 7, a person who is an approved provider immediately before the commencing day is not required to notify the Secretary until the transition day of a change in key personnel that is only a change in key personnel because of the amendment made by that item.
(3) The amendment made by item 14 applies in relation to a change in key personnel that occurs on or after the commencing day.
(4) The amendments made by items 63 and 64 apply to applications for transfer of allocated places made on or after the commencing day.
(5) The amendments made by items 72 to 75 apply in relation to applications for extra service status made on or after the commencing day.
(6) The amendments made by items 79 to 81 apply to applications for certification of a residential care service made on or after the commencing day.
189 Application of amendments relating to revocation of a provider's approval on request
The amendments made by items 10, 12, 22, 27 and 122 do not apply if the request is made before the commencing day by an approved provider to revoke its approval.
190 Application of amendments relating to matters materially affecting a person's suitability to provide aged care
The amendments made by items 11 and 114 apply to the approval of a person as a provider of aged care where the approval is given on or after the commencing day.
191 Application of amendment applying to notice of certain changes
The amendment made by item 15 applies to a person who has been approved as a provider of aged care on or after the commencing day.
192 Application of amendment relating to applications for allocation of places
The amendment made by item 28 applies in relation to an application for an allocation of places made on or after the commencing day.
193 Application of amendments relating to allocation of places
The amendments made by items 29 to 51 apply to an allocation of places made on or after the commencing day.
194 Application of amendments relating to lapsing of approval as a recipient of aged care
The amendments made by items 69 and 70 apply on and from 1 July 2009.
195 Application of amendments relating to extra service status
The amendments made by items 76 to 78 apply to applications for extra service status made on or after the commencing day.
196 Application of amendments relating to working out residential care subsidy
(1) The amendments made by items 83 to 88 apply for the purposes of working out the amount of residential care subsidy payable to an approved provider for the provision of residential care through a residential care service to a care recipient in respect of a payment period that begins on or after the commencing day.
(2) Nothing in items 93 to 100 affects a determination made before the commencing day under subsection 57-14(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997 (as in force immediately before the commencing day), or anything done in relation to or in reliance upon such a determination.
(3) Nothing in item 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110 or 111 affects a determination made before the commencing day under subsection 57A-9(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997 (as in force immediately before the commencing day), or anything done in relation to or in reliance upon such a determination.
(4) The amendments made by items 126 and 127 apply in relation to a refusal to make a determination on or after the commencing day under paragraph 57-14(1)(a) or (b) of the Aged Care Act 1997 (as in force at that time).
(5) The amendments made by items 128 and 129 apply in relation to a refusal to make a determination on or after the commencing day under paragraph 57A-9(1)(a) or (b) of the Aged Care Act 1997 (as in force at that time).
197 Application of amendment relating to refund of accommodation bond
The amendment made by item 101 applies where the care recipient ceases to be provided with care by a residential care service or a flexible care service in a residential setting on or after the commencing day.
198 Application of amendments relating to refund of bonds by former approved providers
The amendments made by items 102 to 104 apply where a person ceases to be an approved provider on or after the commencing day.
199 Application of amendments relating to the imposition of sanctions
(1) The amendments made by items 115, 116, 117 and 118 apply in relation to decisions made on or after the commencing day on whether it is appropriate to impose sanctions on an approved provider for non-compliance with one or more of its responsibilities under Part 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 of the Aged Care Act 1997 (as in force at that time).
(2) The amendment made by item 119 applies to sanctions imposed on or after the commencing day on an approved provider that has not complied, or is not complying, with one or more of its responsibilities under Part 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 of that Act (as in force at that time).
200 Application of amendments dealing with sanctions
The repeal of paragraph 66-1(c) in item 119 does not affect the validity of any restriction imposed under that paragraph before its repeal.
201 Application of amendment of definition of accommodation bond
The amendment made by item 135 applies in relation to amounts of money that are paid or payable on or after the transition day.
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Act 2009 (No. 60, 2009)
Schedule 17
23 Application of item 7
The amendment made by item 7 of this Schedule applies in relation to the calculation of the daily income tested reduction under subsection 44-21(3) of the Aged Care Act 1997 for a day that is on or after 20 September 2009.
24 Application of item 8
The amendment made by item 8 of this Schedule applies in relation to the calculation of the daily income tested reduction under subsection 44-23(4) of the Aged Care Act 1997 for a day that is on or after 20 September 2009.
25 Application of item 9
The amendment made by item 9 of this Schedule applies in relation to the calculation of the total assessable income free area for a care recipient under section 44-26 of the Aged Care Act 1997 for the purposes of working out the daily income tested reduction in respect of the care recipient for a day that is on or after 20 September 2009.
26 Application of items 10 and 12
The amendments made by items 10 and 12 of this Schedule apply in relation to the calculation of the residential care subsidy for a care recipient under section 44-2 of the Aged Care Act 1997 in respect of a day that is on or after 20 September 2009.
27 Application of items 15 and 16
The amendments made by items 15 and 16 of this Schedule apply in relation to the calculation of the standard resident contribution for a care recipient under Division 58 of the Aged Care Act 1997 in respect of a day that is on or after 20 September 2009.
Veterans' Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform) Act 2009 (No. 81, 2009)
Schedule 12
5 Application
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to the calculation of the total assessable income for a care recipient under section 44-24 of the Aged Care Act 1997 for the purposes of working out the daily income tested reduction in respect of the care recipient for a day that is on or after 20 September 2009.
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)
Schedule 3
10 Saving--appointments
The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.
11 Transitional regulations
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.
Aged Care Amendment Act 2011 (No. 86, 2011)
Schedule 1
10 Interpretation
A term used in this Part of this Schedule has the same meaning as in the Aged Care Act 1997.
11 Transitional--general
Use of accommodation bonds charged before commencement
(1) Despite section 57-2 (basic rules about accommodation bonds) of the Aged Care Act 1997, as amended by item 2 of this Schedule, an approved provider must not use an accommodation bond that is charged before the commencement of this Schedule other than:
(a) in the case of a bond charged for entry to a residential care service--for a purpose related to providing aged care to care recipients; or
(b) in the case of a bond charged for entry to a flexible care service--for a purpose related to providing flexible care to care recipients; or
(c) in any case--for a use of the bond permitted within the meaning of section 57-17A of that Act (as amended by item 5 of this Schedule).
Note 1: This Schedule commences on 1 October 2011 (see section 2 of this Act).
Note 2: For the use of accommodation bonds charged on or after commencement, see item 12 of this Schedule.
Use of income derived from accommodation bonds or retention amounts
(2) The amendment of the Aged Care Act 1997 by item 4 of this Schedule applies to income derived from an accommodation bond, or a retention amount, irrespective of whether the bond was charged, or the retention amount received, before, on or after the commencement of this Schedule.
Note: Item 4 of this Schedule amends the Aged Care Act 1997 to remove restrictions on the use of income received from accommodation bonds and retention amounts.
Use of income derived from accommodation charges
(3) The amendment of the Aged Care Act 1997 by item 6 of this Schedule applies to the payment of an accommodation charge irrespective of whether the payment was received before, on or after the commencement of this Schedule.
Note: Item 6 of this Schedule amends the Aged Care Act 1997 to remove restrictions on the use of accommodation charges.
12 Application--use of accommodation bonds charged after commencement
Application of new rule
(1) The amendment of the Aged Care Act 1997 by item 2 of this Schedule applies to accommodation bonds charged on or after the commencement of this Schedule.
Note 1: This Schedule commences on 1 October 2011 (see section 2 of this Act).
Note 2: Item 2 of this Schedule amends the Aged Care Act 1997 to require accommodation bonds to be used only as permitted within the meaning of section 57-17A of that Act.
Use of accommodation bonds within 2 years after commencement
(2) However, subitems (3) and (4) apply if:
(a) an accommodation bond is charged by an approved provider on or after the commencement of this Schedule; and
(b) the bond is used by the approved provider during the period of 2 years starting at the commencement of this Schedule; and
(c) the bond is used for a purpose relating to providing:
(i) in the case of a bond charged for the entry of a care recipient to a residential care service--residential care; or
(ii) in the case of a bond charged for the entry of a care recipient to a flexible care service--flexible care; and
(d) the approved provider complies with any requirement of the User Rights Principles imposed for the purposes of this paragraph.
(3) Subsections 57-17B(1) and (2) of the Aged Care Act 1997 (offences relating to non-permitted use of accommodation bonds), as inserted by item 5 of this Schedule, do not apply in relation to the use of the accommodation bond by the approved provider.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this subitem (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
(4) For the purposes of Part 4.4 of the Aged Care Act 1997 (consequences of non-compliance), the approved provider is taken to have complied with the provider's responsibilities under Part 4.2 of that Act (user rights) in relation to the use of the bond (despite paragraph 57-2(1)(k) of that Act (use of bond must be permitted), as substituted by item 2 of this Schedule).
Schedule 2
20 Saving--complaints resolution mechanisms
Despite the amendments made by Part 1 of this Schedule, the Aged Care Act 1997, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, continues to apply in relation to compliance, under paragraph 56-4(1)(e), with a requirement made of an approved provider under the Investigation Principles before that commencement.
Note: This Schedule commences on 1 September 2011 (see section 2 of this Act).
21 Transitional--Aged Care Commissioner annual reports
(1) Section 95A-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997 continues to apply, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, in relation to the Aged Care Commissioner's annual report for the financial year ending on 30 June 2011.
Note: This Schedule commences on 1 September 2011 (see section 2 of this Act).
(2) Section 95A-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997 applies in relation to the Aged Care Commissioner's annual report for the financial year ending on 30 June 2012 as if paragraph 95A-12(2)(a), subparagraph 95A-12(2)(b)(i) and paragraph 95A-12(2)(k) of that Act applied in relation to both:
(a) the Investigation Principles, to the extent that they continued in force during that financial year (and before the commencement of this Schedule); and
(b) the Complaints Principles.
(3) In this item:
Aged Care Commissioner's annual report means the report the Aged Care Commissioner is required to prepare and give to the Minister under section 95A-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997 on the Commissioner's operations during each financial year.
Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011
(No. 141, 2011)
The following provision commences on 1 July 2012:
Schedule 9
5 Application
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to the calculation of the standard resident contribution for a care recipient under Division 58 of the Aged Care Act 1997 in respect of a day that is on or after 1 July 2012.