Aged Care Act 2024
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229 Base rates
(1) The base rate for an individual for a classification type for the service group residential care for a day is the amount prescribed by the rules.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the rules may prescribe different amounts based on any one or more of the following:
(a) the classification level of an individual for the classification type;
(b) whether the classification type is ongoing or short‑term;
(c) whether an individual is on leave from an approved residential care home and the type of that leave.