Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00843:reg:16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00843
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 16
Character Range: 36552–38202

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Day of recognised residential care
 (4) A day of recognised residential care is provided in respect of a care recipient through a residential care service if:
 (a) residential care is provided through the service to the care recipient during the day; and
 (b) a classification of the care recipient under Part 2.4A of the Act is in effect on the day.

Reference period
 (5) The reference period for a quarter is the period of 3 months beginning on the day that is 4 months before the first day of the quarter.

Information to be disregarded for calculations
 (6) For the purposes of a calculation under this section for a quarter:
 (a) information about a person entering or exiting a residential care service during the reference period for the quarter is to be disregarded if it is given to the Secretary on or after the calculation day for the quarter; and
 (b) a change in a person's classification, or a reclassification of the person, that is made on or after the calculation day for the quarter but takes effect before the calculation day is to be disregarded.

Calculation if no days of recognised residential care provided during reference period
 (7) If no days of recognised residential care were provided in respect of care recipients through a residential care service during the reference period for a quarter, the result of the calculations in subsections (1) and (2) in relation to the quarter is taken to be zero minutes per care recipient per day.
Note: This subsection is to avoid an undefined result when dividing by zero.