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applies for a grant under section 58CC.

  "(3) The approval of the Minister must be in writing and set out:

  (a)     the total amount of the grant; and

  (b)     the rate at which the benefit will be paid; and

  (c)     the period over which the benefit will be paid; and

  (d)     any conditions subject to which the benefit is payable.

Entitlement to benefit

"58CF. If the grant of a Commonwealth benefit to the proprietor of an eligible nursing home has been approved by the Minister, the Commonwealth benefit is payable to the proprietor in accordance with the Minister's approval.

Appropriation

"58CG.(1) Subject to subsection (2), payments of Commonwealth benefit under this Part before 1 July 1993 are to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.

"(2) Payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under subsection (1) may not exceed $3,021,000.

"(3) Payments of Commonwealth benefit under this Part on or after 1 July 1993 are to be made out of money appropriated by the Parliament for that purpose.".

Certain instruments subject to disallowance

18. Section 139B of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (1)(eb) the following paragraph:

      "(ec) a setting out of principles under section 58A or 58CD or under subsection 58C(1) or 58CB(6);".

PART 5—AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF NURSING HOME ADVISERS

Principal Act

19. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the National Health Act 19533.

Interpretation

20. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

" 'nursing home adviser' means a person included in a class of persons that the Secretary determines by instrument in writing to be advisers for the purposes of this definition;".

Approval of nursing home

21. Section 40AA of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (6)(ck) the following paragraph:

     "(cl) a condition that, if directed by the Secretary under section 45EB, the proprietor of the nursing home must:

          (i) appoint a nursing home adviser for the period stipulated in the Secretary's direction under section 45EB; and

         (ii) pay for the services of the appointed adviser for the period of appointment;".

Variation or revocation of approval

22. Section 44 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

"(2A) The Minister may give the proprietor of the approved nursing home written notice of his or her intention to vary the nature of the approval or revoke or suspend the approval as the case may be.".

Insertion of new section

23. After section 45EA of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Secretary may direct proprietor to appoint a nursing home adviser

"45EB.(1) The