{"id":"F2026L00139","name":"Aged Care (Allocation of Multi-Purpose Service Program Places for 2026-2027) Determination 2026","slug":"aged-care-allocation-of-multi-purpose-service-program-places-for-2026-2027-determination-2026","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443146,"registerId":"F2026L00139-fast-fetch-1775958061805","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care (Allocation of Multi-Purpose Service Program Places for 2026-2027) Determination 2026","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAged Care (Allocation of Multi-Purpose Service Program Places for 2026-2027) Determination 2026\n\nI, Sam Rae, Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, make the following determination.\n\nDated   12 February 2026  \n\nThe Hon Sam Rae MP \n\nMinister for Aged Care and Seniors\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Number of places available for allocation in 2026-2027.....................1\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Aged Care (Allocation of Multi-Purpose Service Program Places for 2026-2027) Determination 2026.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 94(1) of the Aged Care Act 2024.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 7 of the Act, including the following:\n\n(a) entity \n\n(b) Multi-Purpose Service Program\n\n(c) residential care home\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Aged Care Act 2024.\n\nfinancial year means the 2026-2027 financial year commencing on 1 July 2026 and ending on 30 June 2027.\n\n5  Number of places available for allocation in 2026-2027\n\n1.                 For the purposes of subparagraph 94(1)(b)(i), of the Act, the number of places available to be allocated to entities for delivering funded aged care services through the service group residential care under the Multi-Purpose Service Program in the 2026-2027 financial year is 100 places.\n2.                 For the purposes of subparagraph 94(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, all 100 places under subsection (1) are for a residential care home.\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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It affects entities eligible to receive allocations under the MPS service group “residential care” by fixing how many funded places are available to be allocated that year, which determines the supply of funded residential aged‑care slots."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function its title suggests: allocating a specific number of Multi-Purpose Service Program places for a single financial year. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, approximately 1 page)","Only 3 defined terms in section 4, with most definitions incorporated by reference to the parent Act","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward numerical allocation","No nested exceptions, conditional logic, or cross-references beyond basic references to the enabling Act","Minimal procedural content (commencement, authority, naming provisions are standard boilerplate)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument allocates 100 aged‑care places under the Multi‑Purpose Service Program for the 2026–27 financial year, all designated for residential care homes. \n\nIt affects organisations seeking to deliver funded residential aged care through the MPS and older Australians in rural and regional communities, because it limits the number of government‑funded places available and therefore influences service planning and access."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aged-care-allocation-of-multi-purpose-service-program-places-for-2026-2027-determination-2026","history":"/api/acts/aged-care-allocation-of-multi-purpose-service-program-places-for-2026-2027-determination-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aged-care-allocation-of-multi-purpose-service-program-places-for-2026-2027-determination-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aged-care-allocation-of-multi-purpose-service-program-places-for-2026-2027-determination-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aged-care-allocation-of-multi-purpose-service-program-places-for-2026-2027-determination-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aged-care-allocation-of-multi-purpose-service-program-places-for-2026-2027-determination-2026/documents"}}