Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122:section:2:p46
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 46/53)
Character Range: 453694–456518

part of the larger premises are taken not to be capital works costs relating to the residential care in question.

Division 71—How do people apply for allocations of residential care grants?

71‑1  Applications for residential care grants
  A person may apply in writing for the allocation of a *residential care grant. However, the application is valid only if:
 (a) it is in response to an invitation to apply for the allocation of residential care grants published by the Secretary under section 71‑2; and
 (b) it is made on or before the closing date specified in the invitation; and
 (c) it is in a form approved by the Secretary.
Note: An applicant who is not an approved provider must become an approved provider for a residential care grant to be allocated (see subsection 72‑1(1)).

71‑2  Invitation to apply
 (1) The Secretary may invite applications for the allocation of *residential care grants.
 (2) The invitation must:
 (a) specify the amount of money that is available for allocation as *residential care grants; and
 (b) specify the criteria for allocations of residential care grants (see subsection 72‑1(2)); and
 (c) specify the closing date after which applications will not be accepted; and
 (e) state that there may be conditions that approved providers must meet before payments of residential care grants are made.
 (3) The invitation must be published or notified by such means as the Secretary thinks appropriate.

71‑3  Requests for further information
 (1) If the Secretary needs further information to determine the application, the Secretary may give to the applicant a notice requesting the applicant to give the further information within 28 days after receiving the notice, or within such shorter period as is specified in the notice.
 (2) The application is taken to be withdrawn if the applicant does not give the further information within 28 days, or within the shorter period, as the case requires.
Note: The period for giving the further information can be extended—see section 96‑7.
 (3) The notice must contain a statement setting out the effect of subsection (2).

Division 72—How are residential care grants allocated?

72‑1  Allocation of residential care grants
 (1) The Secretary may allocate *residential care grants to approved providers in respect of the *capital works costs of projects for the provision of residential care.
 (2) The allocation must meet the criteria for allocations specified in the Grant Principles.
 (3) However:
 (a) each of the approved providers must have made a valid application in respect of the allocation (see Division 71); and
 (b) the allocation must comply with the terms of an invitation published under that Division (see section 72‑4);
except so far as the Secretary waives these requirements under section 72‑5.
 (4) A *residential care