Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122:section:5:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 13/54)
Character Range: 70733–73425

specify the following:
 (a) all of the *regions in respect of which allocations will be considered;
 (b) the types of *subsidy in respect of which allocations will be considered;
 (c) the number of *places *available for allocation in respect of each type of subsidy;
 (d) the closing date after which applications will not be accepted;
 (e) the proportion of care (if any), in respect of the places available for allocation, that must be provided to people of kinds specified in the Allocation Principles.
 (4) The invitation must be:
 (a) published in such newspapers; or
 (b) published or notified by such other means;
as the Secretary thinks appropriate.

13‑3  Application fee
 (1) The Allocation Principles may specify:
 (a) the application fee; or
 (b) the way the application fee is to be worked out.
 (2) The amount of any application fee:
 (a) must be reasonably related to the expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Commonwealth in relation to the application; and
 (b) must not be such as to amount to taxation.

13‑4  Requests for further information
 (1) If the Secretary needs further information for a purpose connected with making an allocation under Division 14, the Secretary may give an applicant a notice requesting the applicant to give the further information within 28 days after receiving the notice, or within such shorter period as is specified in the notice.
 (2) The application is taken to be withdrawn if the applicant does not give the further information within 28 days, or within the shorter period, as the case requires. However, this does not stop the applicant from reapplying, either:
 (a) in response to the invitation in question (on or before the closing date); or
 (b) in response to a later invitation to apply for allocation of places.
Note: The period for giving the further information can be extended—see section 96‑7.
 (3) The Secretary's request must contain a statement setting out the effect of subsection (2).

Division 14—How are allocations of places decided?

14‑1  Allocation of places
 (1) The Secretary may allocate *places, in respect of *residential care subsidy or *flexible care subsidy, to a person to provide *aged care services for a *region.
 (2) The *places may only be allocated to a person if:
 (a) the person is an approved provider and the person's approval is in respect of the *aged care in respect of which the places are allocated; or
 (b) both of the following apply:
 (i) the person will be an approved provider at the time the allocation takes effect or, in the case of a provisional allocation, at the time that allocation begins to be in force;
 (ii) the person's approval will be in respect of the aged care