264Power to enter into arrangements for delivery of funded aged care services

264  Power to enter into arrangements for delivery of funded aged care services

Services delivered in a home or community setting

 (1) The System Governor may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, make, vary or administer a grant of financial assistance to a registered provider for the delivery of funded aged care services to individuals through one or more of the following service groups (with certain classification levels established for classification types ongoing or short‑term for these groups):

 (a) home support;

 (b) assistive technology;

 (c) home modifications.

Services delivered to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons

 (2) The System Governor may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, make, vary or administer a grant of financial assistance to a registered provider for the delivery of funded aged care services to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons through one or more service groups.

Grants can be made on condition that entity becomes registered provider

 (3) The System Governor may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, make a conditional offer of a grant of financial assistance under subsection (1) or (2) to an entity on the basis that the grant of financial assistance will be made if and when the entity becomes a registered provider.

Power does not limit other powers

 (4) This section does not, by implication, limit section 265.