Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00143:section:10:p18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00143
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10 (pt 18/50)
Character Range: 54485–57167

home for the past 2 years and, at the entry time, was eligible to receive an income support payment; or
 (iii) a *close relation of the person who had occupied the home for the past 5 years and, at the entry time, was eligible to receive an income support payment; and
 (c) the value of the person's assets was less than:
 (i) the amount obtained by rounding to the nearest $500.00 (rounding $250.00 upwards) an amount equal to 4 times the *basic age pension amount at the time in question; or
 (ii) such other amount as is specified in, or worked out in accordance with, the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Principles;
  but more than:
 (iii) the amount obtained by rounding to the nearest $500.00 (rounding $250.00 upwards) an amount equal to 2.5 times the *basic age pension amount at the time in question; or
 (iv) such other amount as is specified in, or worked out in accordance with, the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Principles.
Note: An *assisted resident may be required to pay an *accommodation bond or an *accommodation charge.

If the applicable time is on or after 1 July 2005
 (1A) A person is also an assisted resident if:
 (a) the person is being provided with residential care (other than *respite care) through a residential care service; and
 (b) the applicable time under subsection (2) is on or after 1 July 2005; and
 (c) the person is a *pre‑2008 reform resident; and
 (d) there is in force a determination covered by subsection (1B) or (1C).

If there is financial hardship (whatever the applicable time)
 (1AA) A person is also an assisted resident if:
 (a) a determination is in force under paragraph 57‑14(1)(b) or 57A‑9(1)(b) in respect of the person; and
 (b) the person is a *pre‑2008 reform resident.
 (1B) Subject to subsection (1D), this subsection covers a determination, made under section 44‑8AA before the person *entered the residential care service, that the conditions in paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c) would have been met for the person at the time specified in the determination if the references in subparagraphs (1)(b)(ii) and (iii) to the entry time had been references to the time specified in the determination.
 (1C) Subject to subsection (1E), this subsection covers a determination, made under section 44‑8AA when or after the person *entered the residential care service, that the conditions in paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c) were met at the applicable time under subsection (2).
 (1D) If:
 (a) a determination covered by subsection (1B) is made in relation to a person; and
 (b) the time specified in the determination is on or after 20 September 2009;
subsection (1B) has effect as if the reference to paragraph (1)(c)