{"id":"F2008B00054","name":"Aged Care Act 1997 - Determination under subsection 14-6(1) - Multipurpose Service (MPS) flexible care places (09/12/2003)","slug":"aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-14-6-1-multipurpose-service-mps-flexible-care-plac","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72202,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00054-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care Act 1997 - Determination under subsection 14-6(1) - Multipurpose Service (MPS) flexible care places (09/12/2003)","content":"ATTACHMENT A\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING\n\nSubsection 14-6(1) Aged Care Act 1997\n\nDETERMINATION\n\nI, Jan Bennett, Assistant Secretary, Rural Health, Palliative Care and Health Strategies Branch, delegate of the Secretary under section 14-6 of the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) determine, pursuant to subsection 14-6(1) of the Act, having regard to matters specified in the Allocation Principles 1997, that the allocation of places to an approved provider under subsection 14-1(1) of the Act is subject to the following conditions relating to allocations of places of a specified kind (being a kind of places specified in this determination).\n\nIn respect of Multipurpose Service (MPS) flexible care places:\n\n1. The approved provider must comply with the terms of the Funding Agreements under which they accept funding for providing Multipurpose Services.\n\nThe conditions in this determination apply, on and from the date of this determination, to allocations that occurred before or after the determination is made.\n\nDated this 9th day of December 2003.\n\n\\[signed\\]\n\nJan Bennett\n\nAssistant Secretary\n\nRural Health, Palliative Care and Health Strategies Branch\n\nHealth Services Improvement Division\n\nDepartment of Health and Ageing\n\nDelegate of the Secretary under subsection 96-2(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997\n\n \nATTACHMENT B\n\nMPS – OPERATIONAL AS AT 3 DECEMBER 2003\n\nNEW SOUTH WALES\n\n```html\n

Services

PLACES

Date of Becoming Operational

High

SNGH

Low

CACP

NSW

Baradine

5

0

8

0

28-Feb-93

Urana

6

0

12

0

28-Feb-93

Urbenville

9

0

9

0

13-Jan-93

Braidwood

10

0

16

0

13-Jan-93

Delegate

8

0

0

2

13-Dec-95

Dorrigo

10

0

11

2

13-Dec-95

Tumbarumba

10

0

16

2

13-Dec-95

Warren

10

0

20

0

13-Dec-95

Calcairn

0

10

12

0

24-Nov-97

Trangie

8

0

10

0

09-Jan-98

Trundle

0

4

5

0

31-Mar-98

Lake Cargelligo

0

8

8

0

12-Mar-01

Oberon

0

8

12

0

08-May-01

Grenfell

0

20

14

0

01-Dec-01

Coolamon

12

0

0

0

01-Jan-02

Jerilderie

0

0

1

4

01-Jan-02

Jerilderie

7

0

4

1

13-Oct-02

Lord Howe Island

1

0

0

4

12-Jun-02

Boggabri

7

0

9

2

09-Oct-02

Vegetable Creek

0

0

1

2

24-Sep-02

Gilgandra

19

0

0

0

14-Oct-02

Vegetable Creek (Emmav

7

0

5

1

31 jan 03

Collarenenbri

6

0

4

5

3/4/03

Gulargambone

8

0

4

2

28/4/03

Blayney

20

0

0

0

28/4/03

Denman

11

0

0

0

20/5/03

Brewarrina

9

0

3

4

30 may 03

Rylstone

17

0

0

0

1 july 03

Coolah

10

0

10

5

4 july 03

Barraba

16

0

0

0

16 jul 03

Lightning Ridge

14

0

5

6

23 jul 03

NSW TOTAL

240

50

199

42

\n```\n\nVICTORIA\n\n```html\n

Services

High

Date of Becoming Operational

High

SNGH

Low

CACP

VIC

Corryong

4

20

26

8

01-Jul-95

Orbost

0

15

26

0

01-Jul-95

Apollo Bay

3

4

21

0

14-Jan-94

Timboon

0

8

6

0

01-Mar-98

Mallee Track (Ouyen)

0

30

28

0

25-Oct-96

Robinvale

0

14

5

3

17-Jul-98

Alpine (Tawonga)

0

20

0

0

29-Oct-96

Alpine (Myrtlefor)

0

30

0

0

29-Oct-96

Alpine (Bright)

30

0

10

0

29-Oct-96

VIC TOTAL

37

141

122

11

\n```\n\n \nATTACHMENT B\n\nMPS – OPERATIONAL AS AT 3 DECEMBER 2003\n\nQUEENSLAND\n\n```html\n

Services

High

Date of Becoming Operational

High

SNGH

Low

CACP

QLD

Clermont

16

0

16

5

01-Oct-94

Cooktown

5

0

5

5

18-Apr-95

Dirranbandi

2

0

4

0

14-Dec-99

Quilpie

4

0

5

0

13-Oct-99

Mundubbera

5

0

5

0

13-Oct-99

Inglewood

8

0

4

6

01-Jul-00

Mossman

22

0

7

12

01-Jul-00

Texas

6

0

4

7

01-Jul-00

Woorabinda

4

0

11

4

01-Jun-01

Theodore

4

0

6

7

14 june 01

Alpha

3

0

2

0

01-Nov-01

Springsure

5

0

5

0

06-Jun-02

Blackall

10

0

9

6

11-Jun-02

Barcaldine

6

0

8

8

1-Jan-03

QLD TOTAL

100

0

91

60

\n```\n\nSOUTH AUSTRALIA\n\n```html\n

Services

High

Date of Becoming Operational

High

SNGH

Low

CACP

SA

Eyre Peninsula / Wudinna

10

0

0

0

18-Jun-93

Eyre Peninsula / Elliston

6

0

10

0

18-Jun-93

Eyre Peninsula / Streaky Bay

0

0

17

0

18-Jun-93

Ceduna

10

0

28

0

18-Jun-93

Yalata (x)

4

0

7

0

09-Aug-95

Kangaroo Island

10

5

24

4

04-May-00

Eastern Eyre

11

0

36

5

01-Mar-01

Murray Mallee (Lameroo,

18

0

21

0

21-Oct-02

SA TOTAL

69

5

143

9

\n```\n\nWESTERN AUSTRALIA\n\n```html\n

Services

High

Date of Becoming Operational

High

SNGH

Low

CACP

WA

Dalwallinu

4

0

6

1

07-Dec-93

Boyup Brook

6

0

8

2

24-May-94

Northampton/Kalb

7

0

14

3

03-Jan-00

Katanning

6

18

8

15

18-Jul-96

Leonora/Laverton

1

3

8

0

18-Jul-96

Murchison

2

3

10

2

01-Feb-98

Eastern Wheatbelt

5

20

24

6

01-Feb-98

York

4

7

13

3

01-Jul-98

Denmark

12

4

20

3

01-Sep-98

Kondinin

4

0

5

4

20-Nov-98

Lake Grace

4

0

6

1

20-Nov-98

Ravensthorpe

3

0

4

4

20-Nov-98

Norseman

3

0

4

2

20-Nov-98

Cunderdin

4

0

5

1

21-Apr-99

Augusta

4

12

20

4

21-Apr-99

North Midlands

3

0

12

1

1-Jul-00

Beverley

0

4

14

1

1-Sep-00

Dongara/Mingenew/Eneal

7

0

10

2

1-Aug-00

Dongara / Mingenew / En

4

0

6

2

1-Apr-03

Pemberton

0

0

3

3

1-Nov-00

Mortlock (Wongan Hills)

4

0

6

1

1-Oct-00

Moora

7

0

9

2

01-Mar-01

Mortlock

6

0

8

2

1-Nov-02

Quairaiding

4

0

6

0

1-Nov-02

Bruce Rock

4

0

6

0

1-Nov-02

Dumbleyung

3

0

3

1

1-Nov-02

Corrigin

4

0

10

1

1-Nov-02

Nannup

0

7

0

0

1-Dec-02

Morawa/Perenjori

2

0

13

1

29-Feb-00

Mullewa

5

0

5

2

20-Jun-03

WA TOTAL

122

78

266

70

\n```\n\n \nATTACHMENT B\n\nMPS – OPERATIONAL AS AT 3 DECEMBER 2003\n\nTASMANIA\n\n```html\n

Services

PLACES

Date of Becoming Operational

High

SNGH

Low

CACP

TAS

Beaconsfield

12

0

10

0

13-Dec-95

Campbell Town

13

0

10

6

01-Sep-01

Tasman (Nubeena)

22

0

12

0

28-Feb-03

TAS TOTAL

47

0

32

6

\n```\n\n```html\n

NATIONAL TOTALS

615

274

853

198

TOTAL PLACES 1,940

\n```\n\n \nAttachment C\n\nLegislation\n\nAged Care Act 1997 – Allocation of places\n\nBrief Description of Power\n\nSection\n\n| 14-6(1) | Power to determine, in writing, conditions from time to time in relation to an allocation of places to an approved provider, in respect of:(a) allocations of places generally; or(b) allocations of places of a specified kind that includes the allocation of places in question. Where delegated to section level it includes all powers/responsibilities under this section. |\n| ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 14-6(3) | Conditions determined under this section apply to allocations that occurred before or after the determination is made, unless the determination specifies otherwise. |\n\nSCHEDULE OF DELEGATIONS OF SECRETARIAL POWERS\n\n| COLUMN 1ITEM NO. | COLUMN 2POSITION | COLUMN 3POWERSDELEGATED |\n| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | CENTRAL OFFICEDEPARTMENT OF HEALTHAND AGEING | |\n| 1(c) | Assistant Secretary,Office of Rural Health,Health Services Division;PN. 01200231 | Subsection 14-1(1)Subsections 14-4(1), (2) and (3)Subsections 14-5(1) and 2Section 14-6Subsection 14-8(1)Section 15-1Section 15-4Subsection 15-5(4)Subsections 15-7(3), (4), (5) and (6)Section 16-1Subsection 16-2(5)Subsection 16-2(7)Subsection 16-3(1)Section 16-4Section 16-5Subsection 16-7(3)Subsection 16-9(1)Section 86-3 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination exercises the statute's existing power (s14-6(1)) to add conditions to place allocations and uses s14-6(3) to apply them retrospectively. It does not expand the statutory categories of places; it makes allocation conditional on compliance with Funding Agreements and records operational place data. In short, scope remains within the Act's delegated authority rather than changing it."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow legal change: imposes one clear condition (compliance with Funding Agreements) on allocations.","Retrospective application under statutory power (see s14-6(3)), which can raise legal and administrative issues for prior allocations.","Delegation structure: power exercised by Assistant Secretary under s14-6(1) (delegation and schedule of delegations included).","Large annexes of operational data (Attachment B) listing many MPS sites and place-types increases factual complexity for implementation and compliance tracking.","Interaction with existing Funding Agreements: enforcement depends on contract terms outside the determination, creating cross-instrument compliance dependencies.","Low doctrinal complexity (no new definitions or eligibility categories), but moderate administrative burden for providers to demonstrate compliance."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This written determination ties allocation of Multipurpose Service (MPS) flexible care places to a single condition: approved providers must comply with the Funding Agreements under which they accept MPS funding. The delegate (an Assistant Secretary) made the condition and it is explicitly applied to allocations made both before and after the determination.\n\n**Who it affects and why it matters:** Approved providers of MPS flexible care places must meet Funding Agreement obligations; the Department enforces eligibility and providers carry the compliance and administrative costs."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":1817},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination aligns precisely with its stated purpose under subsection 14-6(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997 — to set conditions for allocated aged care places. The retrospective application is explicitly authorised by section 14-6(3) and does not represent scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive condition but extensive tabular schedules listing 1,940 places across 6 states","Retrospective application mechanism (applies to pre-existing allocations)","Cross-references to Allocation Principles 1997 and Funding Agreements","Delegation framework citing multiple sections of the Aged Care Act 1997"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination makes compliance with Funding Agreements a single, mandatory condition for approved providers allocated flexible care places in Multipurpose Services (rural/remote combined health and aged‑care facilities), and applies retrospectively to allocations before and after 9 December 2003. It affects the listed MPS providers around Australia (1,940 places across several states) and creates an enforcement basis for removing places if providers breach their agreements, while recording rural aged‑care capacity at that date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-14-6-1-multipurpose-service-mps-flexible-care-plac","history":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-14-6-1-multipurpose-service-mps-flexible-care-plac/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-14-6-1-multipurpose-service-mps-flexible-care-plac/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-14-6-1-multipurpose-service-mps-flexible-care-plac/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-14-6-1-multipurpose-service-mps-flexible-care-plac/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aged-care-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-14-6-1-multipurpose-service-mps-flexible-care-plac/documents"}}