Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122:section:7:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7 (pt 20/61)
Character Range: 230345–233041

35‑2, for extra service fees to be approved for one or more *places included in that residential care service or distinct part.
 (2) The *Pricing Authority must approve the extra service fees proposed in the application if:
 (a) the proposed fees meet the requirements of section 35‑3; and
 (b) the proposed fees meet any requirements (whether as to amount or otherwise) set out in the Extra Service Principles; and
 (c) in a case where the application is not included in an application under Division 32—the Pricing Authority is satisfied that any requirements specified in the Extra Service Principles in relation to standards or accreditation have been met; and
 (d) fees for those places have not been approved during the 12 months immediately before the date on which the application is given to the Pricing Authority.
Note: Rejections of applications are reviewable under Part 6.1.

35‑2  Applications for approval
 (1) The application must be in a form approved by the *Pricing Authority, and must satisfy any requirements set out in the Extra Service Principles.
 (2) If the applicant has not been granted *extra service status for the residential care service, or the *distinct part of the residential care service, in which the *places concerned are located, the application must be included in an application under Division 32 for such extra service status.

35‑3  Rules about amount of extra service fee
 (1) The *Pricing Authority must not approve a nil amount as the extra service fee for a *place.
 (2) The *Pricing Authority must not approve extra service fees for the *places in that residential care service, or *distinct part, if the average of the extra service fees for all those places, worked out on a daily basis, would be less than:
 (a) $10.00; or
 (b) such other amount as is specified in the Extra Service Principles.
 (3) The *Pricing Authority must not approve extra service fees for *places in respect of which residential care is provided if:
 (a) the care is provided through a particular residential care service; and
 (b) extra service fees have previously been approved in respect of places in respect of which residential care is provided through that aged care service; and
 (c) 12 months, or such other period specified in the Extra Service Principles, has not yet elapsed since the date on which the last approval took effect.
 (4) The *Pricing Authority must not approve an application for an extra service fee for a *place if:
 (a) an extra service fee for the place (the current fee) is in force at the time the application is made; and
 (b) the application proposes to increase the current fee by an amount that exceeds the maximum amount specified in,