{"id":"F2008L00913","name":"Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2008","slug":"aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73022,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L00913-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAged Care (Residential care subsidy — amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 20081\n\nAged Care Act 1997\n\nI, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make this Determination under  \nsubsection 44‑28 (7) 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 pensioner supplement) Determination 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 20 March 2008.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe Determination made by the Minister on 26 June 2007 (ACA Ch.3 No. 14/2007) under subsection 44‑28 (7) of the Act is revoked.\n\n4 Definition\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> Act means the Aged Care Act 1997.\n\n5 Amount of pensioner supplement\n\nFor subsection 44‑28 (7) of the Act, the amount of pensioner supplement for a particular day is $6.64.\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":1667},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function authorized by subsection 44-28(7) of the Aged Care Act 1997—specifying the monetary amount of the pensioner supplement. It updates the amount from a previous determination but does not expand beyond the original legislative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only a fixed dollar amount ($6.64)","Only one defined term ('Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Direct reference to only one section of the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the daily rate of the **pensioner supplement** at **$6.64** for residential aged care subsidies.\n\n- **Who it affects**: Aged care providers (nursing homes and residential facilities) that receive government funding to care for pensioners.\n- **What it does**: Specifies the exact dollar amount of the pensioner supplement component of the residential care subsidy. This is a top-up payment added to the base subsidy when the resident receives a pension.\n- **Why it matters**: It ensures providers are paid the correct amount when caring for pensioner residents. This instrument replaces a previous determination from June 2007, updating the amount to $6.64 per day."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2008","history":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2008/documents"}}