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Aged Care Act 2024
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301 Charging interest
(1) An individual may be charged interest on the balance of any amount of daily payment that:
(a) is payable by the individual; and
(b) has been outstanding for more than one month.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply unless the individual’s accommodation agreement provides for the charging of such interest at a specified rate.
(3) However, the rate charged must not exceed the maximum rate prescribed by the rules.