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CEO may pay an NDIS amount:

       (a) in a single payment; or

       (b) by instalments.

    4.4 If:

       (a) the CEO is paying an NDIS amount by instalments; and

       (b) the CEO requires the participant to provide information or a document relating to expenditure of previous instalments;

the CEO may make a payment of an instalment only after the information or document has been provided.

Manner of paying NDIS amounts

    4.5 A participant must provide the CEO with details of an account with a financial institution into which NDIS amounts can be paid.

    4.6 The CEO must pay NDIS amounts into the account nominated by the participant.

       Part 5 Grace period for temporary absences from Australia

    5.1 For people with disability, as with other members of Australian society, travel abroad, including extended holidays, can be considered to be an ordinary part of life. Under the NDIS, a participant for whom a plan is in effect may be temporarily absent from Australia for a certain period without affecting their plan. This period is known as the grace period.

    5.2 If the participant is temporarily absent from Australia after the end of the grace period, their plan is suspended from the end of the grace period until they return to Australia.

    5.3 The general rule is that the grace period is 6 weeks, beginning when the participant leaves Australia.

    5.4 However, the CEO may extend the grace period for a particular participant if the CEO is satisfied that it is appropriate.

                     Paragraphs 5.1 to 5.4 summarise the effect of section 40 of the Act.

    5.5 When deciding whether, and by how much, to extend the grace period, the CEO is to have regard to:

       (a) the general considerations in paragraph 5.8; and

       (b) any relevant specific considerations in paragraphs 5.9 to 5.15.

    5.6 It is expected that the CEO would ordinarily extend the grace period if a participant is, or is to be, temporarily absent from Australia for:

       (a) a period to which one of the specific considerations applies; or

       (b) humanitarian purposes.

                     Paragraph 5.6 does not compel the CEO to extend the grace period in any particular instance.

General considerations relating to extending the grace period

    5.7 The general considerations are relevant in the case of any participant who is to be temporarily absent for more than 6 weeks (including a participant who is on an extended holiday that lasts for more than 6 weeks).

    5.8 The general considerations are the following:

       (a) the proposed length of absence from Australia;

       (b) any previous decisions that the grace period should be extended;

       (c) the supports provided to the participant under their plan;

       (d) the participant's ability to continue to access supports while they