Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AGED CARE AMENDMENT ACT 2004 NO. 82, 2004 - SCHEDULE 1

Aged Care Act 1997

Repeal the paragraph.

2 Paragraph 57A-2(1)(h)

Omit "imposes a 5 year limit", substitute "deals with cessation of the provision of care".

3 Subsections 57A-7(2), (3) and (4)

Repeal the subsections.

Note: The heading to section 57A-7 is replaced with the heading "Accommodation charge not to accrue after provision of care has ceased".

4 Application of amendments

The amendments made by items 2 and 3 of this Schedule do not apply in relation to a person who first entered any residential care service as a care recipient (other than as a recipient of respite care) before 1 July 2004.