Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00001:clause:1_130:p1
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 130 (pt 1/4)
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130  After Part 5.2
Insert:

Part 5.2A—Flexible care grants

Division 78A—Introduction

78A‑1  What this Part is about

      The Commonwealth makes *flexible care grants to contribute towards the costs associated with some projects undertaken by approved providers to establish flexible care services or to enhance their capacity to provide flexible care.

Table of Divisions

78A Introduction
78B How are flexible care grants allocated?
78C On what basis are flexible care grants paid?
78D How much is a flexible care grant?

78A‑2  The Flexible Care Grant Principles

  *Flexible care grants are also dealt with in the Flexible Care Grant Principles. The provisions in this Part indicate when a particular matter is or may be dealt with in these Principles.

Note: The Flexible Care Grant Principles are made by the Minister under section 96‑1.

Division 78B—How are flexible care grants allocated?

78B‑1  Allocation of flexible care grants

 (1) The Secretary may allocate *flexible care grants to approved providers in respect of the costs of projects for:
 (a) establishing new flexible care services; or
 (b) extending existing flexible care services; or
 (c) such other kinds of projects as are described in the Flexible Care Grant Principles.

 (2) The allocation must meet the criteria for allocations (see section 78B‑2).

 (3) A person may apply for an allocation of *flexible care grants (see section 78B‑3).

Note: An applicant who is not an approved provider must become an approved provider for a flexible care grant to be allocated (see subsection (1)).

 (4) A *flexible care grant can only be allocated to an approved provider:
 (a) whose approval under Part 2.1 includes flexible care (see subsection 8‑1(2)); and
 (b) who holds an allocation of *places for *flexible care subsidy under Part 2.2 (whether or not it is a *provisional allocation), being places that are, or are to be, included in the flexible care service in respect of which the grant is payable.

78B‑2  Criteria for allocations

  The criteria for allocation of a *flexible care grant are as follows:
 (a) whether there is a need for the *flexible care service, or proposed flexible care service, to which the grant would relate;
 (b) whether the grant would assist:
 (i) people in rural or remote areas; or
 (ii) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities;
 (c) such other criteria as are specified in the Flexible Care Grant Principles.

78B‑3  Applications for flexible care grants

 (1) An application for the allocation of a *flexible care grant must be in a form approved by the Secretary.

 (2) If the Secretary needs further information to determine the application, the Secretary may give to the applicant a notice requesting the further information:
 (a) within the period specified in the notice; or
 (b) if no period is