Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00933:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00933
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 28636–29357

6  Meaning of commencing service
 (1) A residential care service is a commencing service if:
 (a) an approved provider has been allocated places for the service under Part 2.2 of the Aged Care Act; and
 (b) residential care has not previously been provided for those places through the service; and
 (c) the service is not an accredited service or a previously accredited service.
 (2) A flexible care service through which short‑term restorative care is provided in a residential care setting is a commencing service if:
 (a) the short‑term restorative care is provided in a facility where residential care is provided through a residential care service; and
 (b) that residential care service is a commencing service.