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the Commonwealth agree to the CEO making the decision.

Subclasses

    2.6 Among the participants in a class mentioned in the table in paragraph 2.5 (a main class), the CEO may decide that there are one or more classes (subclasses) of participants, constituted by reference to the participant's age.

    2.7 For each subclass, the CEO is to commence facilitating the preparation of plans for participants in the subclass when the CEO decides that it is appropriate to do so, having regard to the progress of the preparation of plans for participants in the relevant main class.

    2.8 In making a decision under paragraph 2.6 or 2.7, or considering whether to make such a decision, the CEO must have regard to the following principles:

       (a)          subject to the following subparagraphs, within each local government area that has more than 50 participants, the facilitation of the preparation of participants' plans will be done on the basis of age, from youngest to oldest;

       (b)          to the extent feasible, all participants who reside at the same address will have their plans facilitated at the same time;

       (c)          the preparation of plans for shared supported accommodation residents should be done in a way that:

           (i)                  takes into account the intensive planning and support required for that facilitation; and

           (ii)               enables, where practicable, participants who reside in the same home or facility to have their plans facilitated at the same time;

       (d)          to the extent feasible, where a group is purchasing a shared support arrangement from a single provider before their transition to the NDIS, all participants in the group will have their plans facilitated at the same time;

       (e)          where a participant is experiencing a major life event (such as leaving school or leaving the care of the state), plan facilitation may occur outside of the general age‑based approach mentioned in paragraph (a).

    2.9 Paragraph 2.8 does not limit the matters that the CEO may take into account in making a decision.

Consultation

    2.10 In making a decision under paragraph 2.6 or 2.7, or considering whether to make such a decision, the CEO must also, where practicable, seek the views of the Government of Queensland and have regard to those views (if any).

    2.11 If the table in paragraph 2.5 requires that a decision be made on or after a particular date, and the CEO is considering making that decision after that date, the CEO must, as early as possible:
       (a) seek the views of the Government of Queensland and of the Commonwealth Department that administers the Act about the proposed decision (including their views about the effect that making the decision would have on arrangements agreed between the Commonwealth and Queensland for the funding of