{"id":"F2005L01773","name":"Aged Care Act 1997 - Determination under section 44-12 (ACA Ch. 3 No. 6/2005)","slug":"aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-section-44-12-aca-ch-3-no-6-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":35907,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01773-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care Act 1997 - Determination under section 44-12 (ACA Ch. 3 No. 6/2005)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: AGED CARE ACT 1997\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nAGED CARE ACT 1997\n\n \n\n \n\nDetermination under section 44-12\n\n \n\n \n\nI, JULIE BISHOP, Minister for Ageing, acting under section 44-12(3) of the Aged Care Act 1997, REVOKE, immediately before 1 July 2005, Determination ACA Ch. 3 No. 9/2004, and DETERMINE, commencing on 1 July 2005, that the amounts of RESPITE SUPPLEMENT payable in respect of a day are as set out below.\n\n \n\n \n\n1. Subject to 2., an amount, depending upon the classification level of the care recipient being provided with residential care and the State or Territory in which the residential care service is located, equal to\n\n\n \n\n| Classification Level | Certified Aged Care Homes | Non-certified Aged Care Homes |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Respite Care – High Level * | $33.73 | $27.43 |\n| Respite Care – Low Level * | $22.29 | $15.99 |\n\n\n* These Supplements are only payable for the “Maximum Number of Days” set out in section 21.18 of the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997.\n\n \n\n \n\n2.             Where the maximum number of days on which the care recipient may have been provided with residential care as respite care during a relevant financial year has been reached, the basic subsidy for respite care is nil ($0.00).  The maximum number of days is set out in section 21.18 of the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997.   \n\n3.             For care recipients in residential care services which provide a greater proportion of care to recipients of respite care than that specified in the conditions attached to the allocation of places to the approved provider of the residential care service, the respite supplement is nil ($0.00).\n\n \n\nDated …….Twenty first…………… day of....June………………… 2005\n\n#### JULIE BISHOP\n\nMinister for Ageing\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2283},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual pricing determination that updates respite supplement amounts within the original scope of section 44-12 of the Act. It does not expand beyond setting rates and standard eligibility conditions."},"complexity_factors":["External cross-reference to Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997 for maximum day thresholds","Conditional nil-payment triggers based on annual caps and provider allocation compliance","Multiple variables determining rate: classification level, certification status, and State/Territory location"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets new daily respite supplement rates effective 1 July 2005—higher for certified homes and for high-level care (Certified: $33.73 high / $22.29 low; Non-certified: $27.43 high / $15.99 low). It funds short-term residential breaks for regular carers, payable to approved residential aged care providers, but reduces to $0 if a recipient exceeds annual respite-day limits or a provider exceeds its allocated respite places."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-section-44-12-aca-ch-3-no-6-2005","history":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-section-44-12-aca-ch-3-no-6-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-section-44-12-aca-ch-3-no-6-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-section-44-12-aca-ch-3-no-6-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-section-44-12-aca-ch-3-no-6-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-section-44-12-aca-ch-3-no-6-2005/documents"}}