Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00355:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00355
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 3169–4549

6  General conditions
 (1) The conditions specified in this section apply to allocations of places generally.
 (2) A care recipient must not be discharged from an aged care service and readmitted to an aged care service:
 (a) to attract the accommodation supplement under the Act; or
 (b) to attract the accommodation supplement or the concessional resident supplement under the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997; or
 (c) to enable an aged care service to charge the care recipient an accommodation bond or a refundable accommodation deposit.
 (3) An aged care service will be recognised as a new service only if the service relocates to:
 (a) a facility built for the service's relocation; or
 (b) a location that has no part of its catchment area in common with the catchment area of the location from which it moves.
Example: An aged care service will not be recognised as a new service only because of any of the following:
(a) a change of approved provider for the service;
(b) a change in the number of places allocated to the service;
(c) a temporary relocation of the service;
(d) an amalgamation of co‑located services.
 (4) Part III of Determination No. ADPCA 10F 3/1995 made under the Aged or Disabled Persons Care Act 1954, as in force on 30 September 1997, applies to a care recipient who was a resident of an approved hostel under that Act on that date.