This instrument is the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (December Additional Subsidy Increases) Determination 2023.

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	1 December 2023.	1 December 2023.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under the following Acts:

(a) subsections 44-3(2) and 44-27(3) of the Aged Care Act 1997

(b) subsections 44-3(2) and 44-27(3) of the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997.

4 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014

1 Section 64H (definition of national efficient price)

Omit “$243.10”, substitute “$253.82”.

2 Subsection 64ZU(5) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Facility amount—qualifying facilities in MM categories 1 to 4
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 30	28,497
2	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	19,742
3	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	15,193
4	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	13,562
5	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	12,103
6	More than 50 but less than or equal to 55	10,128
7	More than 55 but less than or equal to 60	8,155

3 Subsection 64ZU(6) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Facility amount—qualifying facilities in MM categories 5 to 7
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 5	79,395
2	More than 5 but less than or equal to 10	71,070
3	More than 10 but less than or equal to 15	65,405
4	More than 15 but less than or equal to 20	54,848
5	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	43,518
6	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	33,045
7	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	24,548
8	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	18,283
9	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	16,223
10	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	13,990
11	More than 50 but less than or equal to 55	11,588
12	More than 55 but less than or equal to 60	9,185

Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014

4 Section 81 (Definition of national efficient price)

Omit “$243.10”, substitute “$253.82”.

5 Subsection 91S(5) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Facility amount—qualifying facilities in MM categories 1 to 4
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 30	28,497
2	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	19,742
3	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	15,193
4	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	13,562
5	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	12,103
6	More than 50 but less than or equal to 55	10,128
7	More than 55 but less than or equal to 60	8,155

6 Subsection 91S(6) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Facility amount—qualifying facilities in MM categories 5 to 7
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 5	79,395
2	More than 5 but less than or equal to 10	71,070
3	More than 10 but less than or equal to 15	65,405
4	More than 15 but less than or equal to 20	54,848
5	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	43,518
6	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	33,045
7	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	24,548
8	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	18,283
9	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	16,223
10	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	13,990
11	More than 50 but less than or equal to 55	11,588
12	More than 55 but less than or equal to 60	9,185