Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00143:section:10:p32
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00143
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10 (pt 32/50)
Character Range: 89235–91883

finishing at the end of the day before the day on which the care recipient gives to the Secretary the information requested;
is the amount worked out under subsection (4) of this section.
 (2) If the care recipient elects, by a written notice given to the Secretary, not to give any information to the Secretary for the purpose of determining the care recipient's *total assessable income under section 44‑24, the *daily income tested reduction in respect of the care recipient, for each day during the period:
 (a) starting on the day on which the care recipient made the election; and
 (b) finishing at the end of, the day before the day on which the care recipient gives to the Secretary a written notice revoking the election;
is the amount worked out under subsection (4) of this section.
 (3) The Secretary must not, while the election is in force, request the care recipient to give information for the purpose of determining the care recipient's *total assessable income under section 44‑24.
 (4) For the purpose of subsections (1) and (2), the *daily income tested reduction in respect of the care recipient is whichever is the lesser of the following amounts (rounded down to the nearest cent):
 (a) the amount equal to 135% of the *basic age pension amount for that day (worked out on a per day basis);
 (b) the subsidy related amount worked out under subsection 44‑21(4) for the care recipient for that day.
Note: Care recipients are not obliged to give information to the Secretary. However, if they do not, the amount of residential care subsidy paid for their care may be reduced, and the amount of resident fees that they are liable to pay may therefore increase (see Division 58).

44‑24  The care recipient's total assessable income
 (1) If the care recipient is not entitled to an *income support payment, his or her total assessable income is the amount the Secretary determines to be the amount that would be worked out as the care recipient's ordinary income for the purpose of applying Module E of Pension Rate Calculator A at the end of section 1064 of the Social Security Act 1991.
Note: Determinations are reviewable under Part 6.1.
 (2) If the care recipient is entitled to a *service pension, his or her total assessable income is the sum of:
 (a) the amount of the care recipient's service pension reduced by the amount worked out under subsection 5GA(3) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 to be the care recipient's minimum pension supplement amount; and
 (b) the amount the Secretary determines to be the amount that would be worked out as the care recipient's ordinary/adjusted income for the purpose of applying