I, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make these Principles under subsection 96‑1 (1) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated 17 March 2008

JUSTINE ELLIOT

Minister for Ageing

1 Name of Principles

  These Principles are the Allocation Amendment Principles  2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Principles commence on 20 March 2008.

3 Amendment of Allocation Principles 1997

  Schedule 1 amends the Allocation Principles 1997.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(section 3)

[1] Paragraph 4.43 (1) (a)

substitute

 (a) that a care recipient cannot be discharged and readmitted:

 (i) to attract the accommodation supplement or the concessional resident supplement; or

 (ii) to enable a service to charge the care recipient an accommodation bond;

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