52C‑2 Rules relating to resident fees52C‑2 Rules relating to resident fees

52C‑2 Rules relating to resident fees

(1) Fees charged to a care recipient for, or in connection with, residential care provided to the care recipient through a residential care service are resident fees. (2) The following apply: (a) subject to section 52C‑5, the resident fee in respect of any day must not exceed the sum of: (i) the maximum daily amount worked out under section 52C‑3; and (ii) such other amounts as are specified in, or worked out in accordance with, the Fees and Payments Principles; (b) the care recipient must not be required to pay resident fees more than one month in advance; (c) the care recipient must not be required to pay resident fees for any period prior to *entry to the residential care service, other than for a period in which the care recipient is, because of subsection 42‑3(3), taken to be on *leave under section 42‑2; (d) if the care recipient dies or departs from the service—any fees paid in advance in respect of a period occurring after the care recipient dies or leaves must be refunded in accordance with the Fees and Payments Principles.