13Arrangements and grants

13 Arrangements and grants

Arrangements and grants (1) The Minister may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, make, vary or administer an arrangement for the making of payments by the Commonwealth to a person, or make, vary or administer a grant of financial assistance to a person, in relation to one or more of the following activities (the eligible activities): (a) the provision of accessibility supports or services; (b) the provision of accommodation supports or services; (c) the provision of advocacy supports or services; (d) the provision of capacity building supports or services; (e) the provision of carer supports or services; (f) the provision of community inclusion supports or services; (g) the provision of counselling supports or services; (h) the provision of education supports or services; (i) the provision of employment supports or services; (j) the provision of independent living supports or services; (k) the provision of information supports or services; (l) the provision of recreation supports or services; (m) the provision of respite care supports or services; (n) the provision of a research and evaluation program; (o) an activity relating to furthering the objects of this Act; (p) an activity determined by the Minister under subsection (2); (q) an activity that is incidental or ancillary to any of the above.

Note: Section 16 sets out the constitutional limits on arrangements and grants.

(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine an activity for the purposes of paragraph (1)(p). (3) Subsection (1) does not limit the kinds of activities the Minister may determine under subsection (2). (4) The rules may set out matters to which the Minister must or may have regard in deciding whether to make or vary an arrangement or grant under subsection (1). Exception (5) Despite subsection (1), the Minister must not make an arrangement for the making of payments, or make a grant of financial assistance, to a person unless the person is an eligible person for the arrangement or grant. Other matters (6) An arrangement under subsection (1) may provide for the Commonwealth to reimburse, or partly reimburse, costs or expenses (including costs or expenses incurred in obtaining a certificate of compliance for activities in relation to the arrangement). (7) A grant under subsection (1) may be made by way of the reimbursement, or partial reimbursement, of costs or expenses (including costs or expenses incurred in obtaining a certificate of compliance for activities in relation to the grant). (8) Subsections (6) and (7) do not limit subsection (1). (9) Subsection (1) does not authorise the making of a loan.