Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122:section:5:p12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 12/54)
Character Range: 68202–70978

proportion of care to be provided to certain groups of people
 (1) The Secretary may, in respect of *residential care subsidy and *flexible care subsidy, determine for the *places *available for allocation the proportion of care that must be provided to people of kinds specified in the Allocation Principles.
 (2) In determining the proportion, the Secretary must consider any criteria specified in the Allocation Principles.

12‑6  Regions
 (1) The Secretary may, in respect of *residential care subsidy and *flexible care subsidy, determine for each State and Territory the regions within the State and Territory.
 (1A) If the Secretary determines the *regions within Western Australia, he or she must determine that one of those regions consists of the Territory of Christmas Island and the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
 (1B) If the Secretary determines the *regions within New South Wales, he or she must determine that one of those regions consists of Norfolk Island.
 (2) If the Secretary does not determine the regions within a State or Territory in respect of *residential care subsidy or *flexible care subsidy, the whole of the State or Territory comprises the region in respect of that type of *subsidy.
 (3) The determination must be published on the Department's website.

Division 13—How do people apply for allocations of places?

13‑1  Applications for allocations of places
  A person may apply in writing for an allocation of *places. However, the application is valid only if:
 (a) it is in response to an invitation to apply for allocation of places published by the Secretary under section 13‑2; and
 (b) it is made on or before the closing date specified in the invitation; and
 (c) it is in a form approved by the Secretary; and
 (ca) it is accompanied by the statements and other information required by that form; and
 (d) it is accompanied by the application fee (see section 13‑3); and
 (e) the applicant complies with any requests for information under section 13‑4.
Note: These requirements can be waived under section 14‑4.

13‑2  Invitation to apply
 (1) If:
 (a) *places are *available for allocation for a financial year; and
 (b) those places have been distributed, or taken to have been distributed, to a *region under section 12‑4;
the Secretary may, during or before that financial year, invite applications for allocations of those places.
 (2) The invitation may relate to more than one type of *subsidy, and to *places in respect of more than one *region.
 (3) The invitation must 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