{"id":"F2009L03560","name":"Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 2)","slug":"aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2009-no-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":141297,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03560-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 2)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAged Care (Residential care subsidy —amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 2)¹\n\nAged Care Act 1997\n\nI, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 44-28(7) of the Aged Care Act 1997.\n\nDated 8th September 2009\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 2009 (No. 2).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 20 September 2009.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe Aged Care (Residential care subsidy — amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No.1) made by the Minister on 17 March 2009, also known as ACA Ch. 3 No. 7/2009, is revoked.\n\n4 Definition\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nAct 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 $6.95.\n\nNote\n\n1. 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":1151},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: specifying the numerical amount of the pensioner supplement as authorised by subsection 44-28(7) of the Aged Care Act 1997."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision setting a fixed dollar amount","Only one defined term ('Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the instrument","Straightforward revocation of previous determination"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the daily dollar amount for the **pensioner supplement** paid to residential aged care providers.\n\n**What it does**\n- Fixes the supplement at **$6.95 per day** for each day a care recipient is a pensioner\n- This amount is paid to aged care providers under the Aged Care Act 1997 (in addition to the standard residential care subsidy)\n- Replaces an earlier determination from March 2009, with effect from 20 September 2009\n\n**Who it affects**\n- **Residential aged care providers** — they receive this extra funding for each pensioner in their care\n- **Pensioners in residential aged care** — the supplement contributes to the cost of services they receive\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis dollar figure directly determines how much additional government funding is available to support the care of pensioners in aged care facilities."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2009-no-2","history":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2009-no-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2009-no-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2009-no-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2009-no-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-pensioner-supplement-determination-2009-no-2/documents"}}