Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00129:section:47a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00129
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 47A (pt 2/6)
Character Range: 171272–174142

plan during one or more funding periods;
 (e) a variation to provide for:
 (i) funding periods for a stated support or class of stated supports (disregarding paragraph 32G(5)(c) for this purpose); and
 (ii) the proportion of the total funding amount for the stated support or class of stated supports that will be provided under the plan during each funding period;
 (f) a variation of a restriction provided for under subsection 32F(6);
 (g) if the CEO is satisfied that a circumstance mentioned in subsection 32F(7) exists—a variation to provide for a restriction under subsection 32F(6);
 (h) if the CEO is satisfied that none of the circumstances mentioned in subsection 32F(7) exist—a variation to remove a restriction imposed under subsection 32F(6);
 (i) a variation to provide for, change, add or remove a requirement under subsection 32H(1) relating to the acquisition or provision of supports;
 (j) a variation of the participant's reasonable and necessary budget if:
  (i) the CEO is satisfied that the participant requires crisis or emergency funding as a result of a significant change to the participant's support needs; or
 (ia) the CEO is satisfied that the participant requires funding because the participant has experienced fraud or financial exploitation; or
 (ib) the CEO is satisfied that the variation is necessary to prevent or lessen a threat to the participant's life, health or safety (whether current or future); or
 (ii) after the participant's plan comes into effect, the CEO receives information in response to a request that had been made under subsection 36(2) or 50(2) in relation to the plan (other than a request made under subsection 50(2) for the purposes of varying the plan on the CEO's own initiative), and the variation relates to that information; or
 (iii) the CEO is satisfied that a circumstance prescribed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme rules for the purposes of this subparagraph exists in relation to the participant.
Note: Information mentioned in subparagraph (j)(ii) could relate to a support such as an item of assistive technology or a home modification.

Permitted variations—old framework plans
 (1A) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(i), the following variations of an old framework plan are covered:
 (a) a variation of the plan's reassessment date or the circumstances in which the Agency must reassess the plan under this Division;
 (ab) if the statement of participant supports included in the plan specifies one or more funding component amounts—a variation of the categorisation of the reasonable and necessary supports, specified under paragraph 33(2)(b), into one or more groups of supports;
 (ac) for the purposes of dealing with a variation covered by paragraph (ab) of this subsection—a variation of one or more funding component amounts, or the number of those amounts, specified in