Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00791:body:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00791
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 8317–12723

Home or receiving support defined as Community High.  As soon as practicable after 1 July 2016 for Class 1 participants and 1 July 2017 for Class 2 participants.
Subclass B  Persons who, at the time they make an access request, are receiving, or scheduled to receive, specialist disability services funded by or directly provided by the NSW Department of Family and Community Services defined as Community Access or Community Support.                                                         Subject to the CEO deciding that the Agency has the capacity to commence the facilitation of the preparation of the participants' plans, in light of the number of participants in Subclass A whose plans have been dealt with and the number yet to be dealt with:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             * Up to 75% of Subclass B participants, between 1 July and 31 December of the relevant year for the class of participants;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             * remaining Subclass B participants between 1 January and 30 June of the following year.
Subclass C  Persons who, at the time they make an access request, are receiving, or scheduled to receive, specialist disability services funded by or directly provided by the NSW Department of Family and Community Services defined as Respite or Community Care.                                                                     Subject to the CEO deciding that the Agency has the capacity to commence the facilitation of the preparation of the participants' plans, in light of the number of participants in Subclasses A and B whose plans have been dealt with and the number yet to be dealt with:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             * 25% of Subclass C participants between 1 July and 31 December of the relevant year for the class of participants;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             * remainder of Subclass C participants between 1 January and 30 June of the following year.
Subclass D  All other persons within the main class.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The CEO decides that the Agency has the capacity to commence the facilitation of the preparation of the participants' plans, in light of the number of participants in Subclasses A, B and C whose plans have been dealt with and the number yet to be dealt with.

    2.9 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.

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

       (a) that the commencement of the facilitation of the preparation of plans for persons who have individual funding arrangements for disability services with the State of New South Wales should be prioritised;

       (b) that the facilitation of the preparation of plans for