{"id":"F2014L00698","name":"Approved Provider Principles 2014","slug":"approved-provider-principles-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91854,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00698-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of principles","content":"#### 1 Name of principles\n\n  These principles are the Approved Provider Principles 2014.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  These principles are made under section 96‑1 of the Aged Care Act 1997.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In these principles:\n\n> Act means the Aged Care Act 1997.\n\n> application means an application under section 8‑2 of the Act.\n\n> Note: Key personnel is defined in the Act.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Requests for further information","content":"## Part 3—Requests for further information","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Purpose of this Part","content":"#### 12 Purpose of this Part\n\n  For subsection 8‑4(4) of the Act, this Part specifies the circumstances in which the Secretary may exercise the power under subsection 8‑4(1) of the Act to specify a shorter period within which an applicant may give further information in support of an application.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Circumstances in which Secretary may require further information to be given within shorter period","content":"#### 13 Circumstances in which Secretary may require further information to be given within shorter period\n\n  The Secretary may exercise the power only if the Secretary reasonably believes:\n    (a) that care for care recipients may be prejudiced by delay in deciding whether to approve the applicant as a provider of aged care; or\n    (b) that the applicant, or one of the applicant’s key personnel, has:\n    (i) been refused approval as a provider of aged care; or\n    (ii) had approval as a provider of aged care revoked under subsection 10‑3(1) of the Act.\n\n> Note: Example: For paragraph (a), care for care recipients may be prejudiced by delay in deciding whether to approve an applicant as a provider of aged care if approved places have been transferred and it is necessary to relocate care recipients.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1646},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The principles maintain a narrow, procedural focus on the timing of information requests for aged care provider approvals, consistent with the authority under section 96-1 of the Aged Care Act 1997. There is no indication of scope creep beyond the original regulatory intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 explicit definitions in the visible portion (Act, application)","Simple binary test for the Secretary's power (two alternative circumstances)","Limited cross-referencing (only to sections 8-2, 8-4, and 10-3 of the Aged Care Act 1997)","Single layer of conditional logic with no nested exceptions","Narrow procedural scope focused solely on timing of information requests"],"plain_english_summary":"These principles let the Secretary require much shorter response times when assessing applications to run aged‑care facilities, so approvals can be fast‑tracked in urgent cases.\n\nThey apply narrowly where delay would harm current residents or where the applicant/key personnel have a history of licence refusal or revocation—speeding safe transfers and keeping unsuitable operators out."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/approved-provider-principles-2014","history":"/api/acts/approved-provider-principles-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/approved-provider-principles-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/approved-provider-principles-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/approved-provider-principles-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/approved-provider-principles-2014/documents"}}