{"id":"F2014L00289","name":"Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Transitional Supplement) Determination 2014 (No. 1)","slug":"aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-transitional-supplement-determination-2014-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128443,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00289-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Transitional Supplement) Determination 2014 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Transitional Supplement) Determination 2014 (No. 1)\n\nAged Care Act 1997\n\nI, MITCH FIFIELD, Assistant Minister for Social Services, make this Determination under subsection 44‑16(3) of the Aged Care Act 1997.\n\nDated: 12 March 2014\n\nMITCH FIFIELD\n\nAssistant Minister for Social Services\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Transitional Supplement) Determination 2014 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 20 March 2014.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Transitional Supplement) Determination 2013 (No. 2) made by the Hon Kevin Andrews, Minister for Social Services, on 19 September 2013, also known as F2013L01721, is revoked.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\nAct means the Aged Care Act 1997.\n\ntransitional supplement has the same meaning as in section 21.25C of the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997.\n\n5 Amount of transitional supplement\n\nFor subsection 44-16(3) of the Act, the amount of the transitional supplement is $20.91.\n\n6 Amount of transitional supplement for care recipients on pre-entry leave\n\n(1) For the purposes of this section, a care recipient is on pre-entry leave in the circumstances described in subsection 42-3(3) of the Act.\n\n(2) Notwithstanding section 5, during any period of pre-entry leave, the amount of the transitional supplement is $0.00.\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.comlaw.gov.au](http://www.comlaw.gov.au).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1001},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual determination that updates the subsidy amount from the previous instrument. It maintains the same narrow scope: setting the specific dollar value of the transitional supplement under the Aged Care Act 1997 without expanding the policy framework or adding new categories of eligible recipients."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 substantive operative provisions (sections 5 and 6)","Single fixed monetary amount with no calculation formulas","One straightforward exception (pre-entry leave condition)","Minimal cross-referencing (only 3 external references to the Act and Principles)","No definitions section beyond basic interpretative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the exact dollar amount that the Australian Government pays aged care homes as a **transitional supplement** — a temporary daily payment to help providers adjust to changes in the aged care funding system.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes the daily supplement at **$20.91** for each care recipient\n- Creates one exception: if an elderly person has been approved for residential care but hasn't moved in yet (called \"pre-entry leave\"), the payment drops to **$0.00** during that period\n- Replaces the previous determination from September 2013\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Residential aged care providers (who receive this subsidy from the government)\n- Elderly Australians entering permanent residential care\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis figure directly affects the daily funding available to aged care homes. The pre-entry leave rule prevents \"double-dipping\" where a provider might claim the supplement before the resident actually moves in."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-transitional-supplement-determination-2014-no-1","history":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-transitional-supplement-determination-2014-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-transitional-supplement-determination-2014-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-transitional-supplement-determination-2014-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-transitional-supplement-determination-2014-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-transitional-supplement-determination-2014-no-1/documents"}}