Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00143:section:10:p2
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Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10 (pt 2/50)
Character Range: 14627–17281

and merit in accessing those resources.

Division 3—Overview of this Act

3‑1  General
  This Act, in conjunction with the Aged Care Act 1997, provides for the Commonwealth to give financial support:
 (a) through payment of subsidies for the provision of *aged care; and
 (b) through payment of grants for other matters connected with the provision of aged care.
Subsidies are paid under Chapter 3 of this Act and Chapter 3 of the Aged Care Act 1997 (but Chapters 2 and 4 of the Aged Care Act 1997 and Chapter 4 of this Act are also relevant to subsidies), and grants are paid under Chapter 5 of the Aged Care Act 1997.

3‑2  Preliminary matters relating to subsidies
  Before the Commonwealth can pay subsidy to an approved provider of *aged care under Chapter 3 of this Act, a number of approvals and similar decisions may need to have been made under Chapter 2 of the Aged Care Act 1997. These may relate to:
 (b) the *aged care service in question (for example, for residential care services and flexible care services the requirement that *places have been allocated in respect of the service); or
 (c) the recipient of aged care (for example, the requirement that the recipient has been approved as a recipient of the type of aged care that is provided).
Note: For the approval of providers of aged care, see Part 7A of the *Quality and Safety Commission Act.

3‑3  Subsidies (Chapter 3)
  A number of different kinds of subsidy can be paid under Chapter 3 of this Act. They are paid for *aged care that has been provided. Eligibility for a subsidy depends on:
 (a) particular approvals and similar decisions having been made under Chapter 2 of the Aged Care Act 1997; and
 (b) the circumstances in which the care is provided (for example, whether the care is provided in a residential care service that meets its *accreditation requirement).

3‑4  Responsibilities of approved providers
  Approved providers have certain responsibilities under Chapter 4 of this Act and Chapter 4 of the Aged Care Act 1997. These responsibilities relate to:
 (a) the quality of care they provide; and
 (b) user rights for the people to whom care is provided; and
 (c) accountability for the care that is provided, and the basic suitability of their *key personnel.
Failure to meet these responsibilities can lead to the imposition of sanctions on an approved provider under Part 7B of the *Quality and Safety Commission Act, which may affect amounts of subsidy payable to the provider.

3‑5  Grants
  The Commonwealth makes grants under Chapter 5 of the Aged Care Act 1997 to contribute to costs associated with:
 (a) the establishment or enhancement of *aged care