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is considering buying an approved nursing home, the Secretary may give to the person:

    (a)     any information about the current, or any future, scale of fees determined in respect of the nursing home that, in the Secretary's opinion, the person ought to know before completing the contract of sale of the nursing home; and

    (b)     information as to whether the proprietor, or a previous proprietor, of the nursing home has received a grant of Commonwealth benefit in respect of the home and the amount of the grant so received.".

Insertion of new Part

17. After Part VAB of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:

"PART VAC—COMMONWEALTH BENEFIT IN RESPECT OF UPGRADED NURSING HOMES

"Division 1—Preliminary

Interpretation

  "58. In this Part:

'AIP' means an approval-in-principle granted by the Minister under section 58CA;

'eligible nursing home' means an approved nursing home that, in accordance with the principles determined by the Minister under section 58A, is eligible for the payment of Commonwealth benefit under section 58CE.

Principles applicable to determining eligible nursing homes

"58A. The Minister must set out in writing principles determining whether all, or specified classes of, approved nursing homes are eligible for the payment of the Commonwealth benefit under section 58CE.

"Division 2—Approval-in-principle of a grant in respect of an upgraded nursing home

Application for an approval-in-principle

  "58B.(1) If:

     (a)     the proprietor of an eligible nursing home is an approved operator; and

     (b)    the proprietor is undertaking, or proposes to undertake, construction work in respect of the home; and

     (c)     the proprietor believes that the work will increase the well-being of the approved nursing home patients resident in the home;

he or she may apply, in writing, to the Minister for an AIP of a grant of Commonwealth benefit under section 58CE in respect of the upgrading work.

  "(2) An application:

  (a)     must be in a form approved by the Minister; and

    (b)     be accompanied by such further information and documents (if any) as the Minister, in writing, requests the proprietor to provide.

Principles applicable to the grant of an approval-in-principle

  "58C.(1) The Minister must set out in writing:

    (a) principles for determining whether construction work carried out on an eligible nursing home:

       (i) is substantial upgrading work; and

         (ii) will increase the well-being of the qualified nursing home patients resident in the home; and

  (b) principles in accordance with which an AIP may be granted.

"(2) Without limiting the matters to which the principles may refer, the principles must require the Minister to take into account in deciding whether to grant an AIP, the following matters:

    (a)     the proprietor's record of financial management in respect of an approved nursing home that he or she is, or has