Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122:section:2:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 8/53)
Character Range: 357186–359981

agreement is extended until the end of 7 days after:
 (c) the appointment is made; or
 (d) a decision is made not to make the appointment; or
 (e) the process ends for some other reason;
or for such further period as the Secretary allows, having regard to any matters specified in the Fees and Payments Principles.

52F‑3  Accommodation agreements
 (1) The *accommodation agreement must set out the following:
 (a) the person's date (or proposed date) of *entry to the service;
 (b) that the person will pay an *accommodation payment if:
 (i) the person's *means tested amount at the date of entry is equal to, or greater than, the *maximum accommodation supplement amount for that day; or
 (ii) the person does not provide sufficient information to allow the person's means tested amount to be worked out;
 (c) that, if the person's means tested amount at the date of entry is less than the maximum accommodation supplement amount for that day, the person may pay an *accommodation contribution, depending on the person's means tested amount;
 (d) that a determination under section 52K‑1 (financial hardship) may reduce the accommodation payment or accommodation contribution, including to nil;
 (e) that, within 28 days after the date of entry, the person must choose to pay the accommodation payment or accommodation contribution (if payable) by:
 (i) *daily payments; or
 (ii) *refundable deposit; or
 (iii) a combination of refundable deposit and daily payments;
 (f) that, if the person does not choose how to pay within those 28 days, the person must pay by daily payments;
 (g) that, if the person chooses to pay a refundable deposit within those 28 days:
 (i) the person will not be required to pay the refundable deposit until 6 months after the date of entry; and
 (ii) daily payments must be paid until the refundable deposit is paid;
 (h) the amounts that are permitted to be deducted from a refundable deposit;
 (i) the circumstances in which a refundable deposit balance must be refunded;
 (j) any other conditions relating to the payment of a refundable deposit;
 (k) such other matters as are specified in the Fees and Payments Principles.
 (2) In relation to an *accommodation payment, the agreement must set out the following:
 (a) the amount of *daily accommodation payment that would be payable, as agreed under paragraph 52F‑1(1)(b);
 (b) the amount of *refundable accommodation deposit that would be payable if no daily accommodation payments were paid;
 (c) the method for working out amounts that would be payable as a combination of refundable accommodation deposit and daily accommodation payments;
 (d) that, if the person pays a refundable accommodation deposit, the approved provider:
 (i) must, at the person's request, deduct daily accommodation payments for the