{"id":"F2008L00915","name":"Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of accommodation charge top-up supplement) Determination 2008","slug":"aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-accommodation-charge-top-up-supplement-determination-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73035,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L00915-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of accommodation charge top-up supplement) Determination 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAged Care (Residential care subsidy — amount of accommodation charge top‑up supplement) Determination 20081\n\nAged Care Act 1997\n\nI, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 44‑16 (3) of the Aged Care Act 1997.\n\nDated 17 March 2008\n\nJUSTINE ELLIOT\n\nMinister for Ageing\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Aged Care (Residential care subsidy — amount of accommodation charge top‑up supplement) Determination 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 20 March 2008.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> Act means the Aged Care Act 1997.\n\n4 Amount of accommodation charge top‑up supplement\n\n(1) For subsection 44‑16 (3) of the Act, the amount of accommodation charge top‑up supplement for a care recipient for a day is:\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\nwhere:\n\n> applicable maximum rate means the amount mentioned in step 1 in section 4 of the Aged Care (Residential care subsidy — amount of accommodation supplement) Determination 2008 for the care recipient for the day.\n\n> amount paid means the actual amount of accommodation supplement paid for the care recipient for the day.\n\n(2) However, if the amount worked out under subsection (1) is a negative amount, the amount of accommodation charge top‑up supplement is taken to be $0.00.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1503},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Determination remains strictly limited to its original technical purpose: specifying the mathematical calculation for the accommodation charge top-up supplement as required by subsection 44-16(3) of the Aged Care Act 1997."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (only 4 sections total)","Single mathematical formula involving only two variables","One external cross-reference to another Determination for the definition of 'applicable maximum rate'","Basic conditional provision handling negative values (set to zero)","No nested definitions or complex exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets a simple rule for an accommodation charge top-up supplement — an extra daily government payment to residential aged care providers when they don’t receive the full accommodation subsidy for a resident.  \n\nIt affects subsidised aged care homes and, indirectly, residents, ensuring providers receive partial compensation for subsidy shortfalls and providing a financial safety net without requiring repayments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-accommodation-charge-top-up-supplement-determination-20","history":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-accommodation-charge-top-up-supplement-determination-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-accommodation-charge-top-up-supplement-determination-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-accommodation-charge-top-up-supplement-determination-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-accommodation-charge-top-up-supplement-determination-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-accommodation-charge-top-up-supplement-determination-20/documents"}}