Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00280:reg:5:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00280
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 4872–7825

under the plan, if the variation is a minor variation that results in an increase to the funding of supports under the participant's plan.
 (5) For a variation to which subsection (4) applies, the following conditions must be satisfied:
 (a) one of the following applies in relation to the additional reasonable and necessary support to be specified:
              (i) the support is required for a specific period of time; or
 (ii) the support is to be provided on a one-off basis; and
 (b) one or more of the following applies in relation to the additional reasonable and necessary support to be specified:
 (i) the support is a replacement, or repair or maintenance, of an assistive technology support in the participant's plan or a previous plan (such as a wheelchair or an orthotic);
 (ii) the support is needed urgently to support the participant's economic participation for a specifically identified period of time;
 (iii) the support is needed urgently to support capacity building or a life transition over a specified period of time; and
 (c) for a support to which subparagraph (b)(ii) or (iii) applies—the additional reasonable and necessary support that will be specified in the participant's statement of participant supports is not substantially the same as, or does not produce substantially the same outcome as, any other reasonable and necessary support currently specified in that statement.
 (6) This subsection applies to a variation covered by subparagraph 47A(1A)(d)(iv)  if:
 (a) the variation will increase the funding for a reasonable and necessary support that is specifically identified in the participant's statement of participant supports; and
   (b) the specifically identified support is described as:
              (i) home modification design and constructions;
 (ii) vehicle modifications;
  (iii) assistive technology.
Note: Subparagraph 47A(1A)(d)(iv) provides that the CEO may vary the statement of participant supports included in a participant's old framework plan, or the funding of supports under the plan, if the variation is a minor variation that results in an increase to the funding of supports under the participant's plan.
 (7) For a variation to which subsection (6) applies, it is a condition that the participant requires additional funding for the support as a result of one or more of the following circumstances:
 (a) the support is no longer reasonably available to the participant within the amount of funding currently specified in the participant's statement of participant supports;
 (b) the manner in which the support was anticipated to be provided under the participant's plan is no longer reasonably available to the participant;
 (c) provision of the support requires additional information (including assessments and quotations), services or materials that were not anticipated when the support was included in the participant's statement of participant supports.

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