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supports that includes the support.

    6.11  Paragraph 6.9 does not apply if the CEO considers that the provision of the support to the participant by the in-kind provider would involve a serious threat to the participant's life, health or safety.

    6.12  Paragraph 6.9 does not apply after 30 June 2019.

    6.13 In this Part:

      relevant jurisdiction, in relation to a participant and a support, means the State or Territory in which the participant is provided with the support.

      in-kind contributor, in relation to a participant and a support, means:

          (a)   if the support is made available to the Agency on an in-kind basis as part of the contribution to the NDIS made by the relevant jurisdiction—the relevant jurisdiction; and

          (b)   if the support is made available to the Agency on an in-kind basis as part of the contribution to the NDIS made by the Commonwealth—the Commonwealth.

       Part 7 Other matters

Citation

    7.1 These Rules may be cited as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Plan Management) Rules 2013.

Interpretation

    7.2 These Rules include text that summarises provisions of the Act. The boxed notes identify such text, which does not form an operative part of these Rules.

    7.3 Terms and expressions that are used in the Act have the same meaning in these Rules unless these Rules display a contrary intention—see the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 and the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which include definitions and rules of interpretation that apply to all Commonwealth legislation. For convenience, the more important definitions from the Act are identified or reproduced in paragraph 7.4.

    7.4 In these Rules:

    Act means the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.

 Agency—see section 9 of the Act.

    CEO—see section 9 of the Act.

    child—see section 9 of the Act.

    child's representative means a person referred to in subsection 74(1) of the Act. (A child's representative is able to act and make decisions on behalf of a participant who is under 18 years of age.)

    financial institution—see section 9 of the Act.

    general supports—see section 9 of the Act.

    NDIS means the National Disability Insurance Scheme (see section 9 of the Act).

    NDIS amounts—see section 9 of the Act.

    NDIS rules means the National Disability Insurance Scheme rules (see section 9 of the Act).

    nominee—see section 9 of the Act.

    participant—see section 9 of the Act.

    participant's statement of goals and aspirations—see section 9 of the Act.

    plan—see section 9 of the Act.

    plan nominee—see section 9 of the Act.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2