Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Rules 2025
135Determination of an individual’s total assessable income—not decided at transition time
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135 Determination of an individual’s total assessable income—not decided at transition time
(1) This section applies to an individual if: (a) the individual entered a home care service before the transition time; and (b) immediately before the transition time, the Secretary is considering whether to make a determination under: (i) subsection 44‑24(1) or paragraph 44‑24(2)(b), (3)(b), (3A)(b) or (4)(b) of the old Transitional Provisions Act; or (ii) subsection 44‑24(1) or paragraph 44‑24(2)(b), (3)(b), (3A)(b) or (4)(b) of the old Act; for the purposes of working out the individual’s total assessable income before the transition time under the old Transitional Provisions Act or the old Act (as the case requires). (2) Despite the repeal of the old Transitional Provisions Act and the old Act: (a) the System Governor may after the transition time make the determination under the relevant provision of the old Transitional Provisions Act or the old Act (as the case requires); and (b) the old Transitional Provisions Act or the old Act (as the case requires) continues to apply after the transition time for the purposes of working out: (i) the individual’s total assessable income before the transition time; and (ii) the individual’s means tested amount before the transition time; including, for example, the power of the Secretary to request information under subsection 44‑24(8) the old Transitional Provisions Act or subsection 44‑24(8) of the old Act (as the case requires). (3) Division 1 of Part 7 of Schedule 2 to the CTP Act applies in relation to a decision made under subsection (2) of this section in a corresponding way to the way that Division applies to an equivalent decision made before the transition time. Variation to give effect to decision on review (4) Without limiting item 58A of Schedule 2 to the CTP Act, the System Governor may, on the System Governor’s own initiative, vary or revoke any determination made under subsection (2) of this section to give effect to a decision under: (a) Part 6.1 (reconsideration and review of decisions) of the old Transitional Provisions Act; or (b) Part 6.1 (reconsideration and review of decisions) of the old Act. (5) If determination is varied or revoked under subsection (4), the variation or revocation takes effect on the day specified by the System Governor, which may be a day before the day the variation or revocation is made.